
The package should have done its job and put everything (normal and
alternate versions, type specimens, documentation and license files) in the
right places but, in case you want to install the font directly from the
source tarball, here are some instructions:
(see below for tips on how to actually access the font glyphs)


Under GNOME:
- launch the Nautilus graphical shell from a menu or desktop shortcut
- type "fonts:" in the address bar
- drag and drop the fonts into your font folder
(you can also type "nautilus fonts:" directly from a shell)
(Depending on your version you may need to reload Nautilus for the font to
appear in the list)

Under KDE:
- launch "font install" in your menu under Configuration-KDE->System->Font
Install (you can also type "kcmshell kcmfontinst" to access the kcontrol
item directly from a shell)
- use the dialog boxes to browse to your fonts and install them

You can do the same manually:
- copy the fonts in ~/.fonts
(you will have to create it if it doesn't exist)
And when you're in ~/.fonts:
- run "ttmkfdir -o fonts.scale" to generate the fonts.scale scaling file
- run "cp fonts.scale fonts.dir" to get a good fonts.dir description file
- run "fc-cache -v ." to generate the fonts.cache-1 cache file

OpenOffice.org allows you to add new fonts, but they will not be available
to any other program: 
- type "/usr/lib/openoffice/spadmin" from a shell
- press the "Fonts' button and point OO.o to the folder where you're put the
Gentium *.ttf files. Select the desired fonts. They will then be copied to
~/.openoffice/user/fonts and the appropriate fonts.dir will be generated.

Please note that this will only make the fonts available to that specific
user (since there are copied to his private home directory).

You can also use a dedicated tool to install the fonts for system-wide use:
launch "drakfont" for the Mandrake distribution or "defoma" for Debian. (You
can also launch these programs from the administration menus). You will need
root privileges to deploy the fonts.

Alternatively, you can use OOo to make new fonts available to all users by
typing "/usr/lib/openoffice/spadmin" as root and going through the same
process as above. The new fonts will then be added to the following
directory: /usr/lib/openoffice/share/fonts. (Again, only OOo will be able to
make use of these fonts, so it is recommended to use another font deployment
system).

If you want, you can also type "gnome-font-properties" or "kcmshell fonts"
to choose Gentium as your desktop font and adjust the anti-aliasing.

You can also copy the local.conf fontconfig definition file to activate
system-wide aliasing for Gentium and make it your main serif font:
type: "sudo mv /etc/fonts/local.conf local.conf.old"
followed by "sudo cp local.conf /etc/fonts/"
(Making a backup of your original configuration file is always a good idea,
you can copy back the old file if needed).
You can also add the section between the alias tags to an already existing
local.conf using your favorite text editor.

Once the font is installed either through the package or manually, you can
select Gentium (or GentiumAlt) from the font menu in your favorite app (the
app must support True type fonts). Use the glyph palette (also called the
insert special character dialog) in your word processor or desktop
environment (gucharmap or kcharselect) to access specific glyphs.

