How to install Indian Rupee Font in BOSS Linux ?

1. Download the font from Foradian Technologies blog.
    Download link ( http://hiteshjoshi.com/downloads/Fonts.zip )

or this

http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/foradian/3UAMU7WINSptf5AKZPu2v0PFx9AuWoAuUvDiKk2dvBK5nGectr2029CQ7EdP/Rupee_Foradian.ttf

2.  Open a terminal & enter the following commands with root privileges/root user,

mkdir /usr/share/fonts/ttf
cp Rupee_Foradian.ttf /usr/share/fonts/ttf
apt-get install ttmkfdir
cd /usr/share/fonts/ttf
ttmkfdir > fonts.scale
mkfontdir
cd /usr/share/fonts/ttf/
chmod 644 /usr/share/fonts/ttf/Rupee_Foradian.ttf

3) To insert the font in your document, type grave ascent(`) key, the one above tab key. You should have the new rupee symbol in your document.
That’s it. Enjoy the new Indian Rupee font.

Reference: http://linux.gauravlive.com/general/installing-indian-rupee-font-in-fedora-ubuntu-debian-linux/

How to use the Indian Rupee Font in Open Office ?


1. If you want to have the Indian Rupee Symbol `, change the font type to Rupee Foradian .
2. Now enter the amount.
3. Now goto start of the amount and press the (~) key above the left tab.

That s it !!

We have brought the Indian Rupee Symbol in our Open Office Document !!


If this is not working , check out this too,
This is for installing fonts in Ubuntu.
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Fonts