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trayzz_: how do i display the fonts i have installed graphically

Since 8.04 Hardy Heron, Ubuntu has included gnome-specimen in the universe repository. As long as that repository is enabled, you can install it simply at the command line with sudo apt-get install gnome-specimen or searching for gnome-specimen in Synaptic. It will be listed in the Applications > Graphics menu.

You’ll get a window with a list of all of your installed fonts on the left, a field to change some preview text and its size, and a preview of that text using the currently highlighted font. A large blank field on the lower right gives you the opportunity to add lines of preview text to compare how they look in different fonts. In my example below, I compared both FreeSans Medium and Droid Sans Regular with Ubuntu’s default display font, Sans Regular, all in 12pt.