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I have been searching on the Internet but so far there is no guide that works for me.

I tried the one from CTAN, but there I have to run commands, and install the LCDF Typetools (which aren't available for Windows?).

As far as I know many people use the Minion font. Is there some easy guide out there to help me install them?

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  • use xetex or xelatex. xe(la)tex allows you to use fonts installed on your system in your (la)tex document. – Mica Feb 08 '11 at 19:36
  • @Mica: Now I saw you answered the same as I did before me. If you're willing to write an answer, I'd be happy to delete mine. – Martin Tapankov Feb 08 '11 at 19:59
  • i have the same problem with minio pro on windows 10, if youhave a solution please help me Thinks – Frih Osmane May 29 '20 at 08:32

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I was able to install on windows (with MikTeX 2.8), using the instructions with the CTAN package. I don't remember the details, but it wasn't hard. I have the cygwin unix emulation environment installed, but I don't recall if it was necessary to use it.

More details:

  1. kpsewhich: use the miktex settings tool (probably best to use the (admin) version) to add a local root directory (eg., C:\miktexlocal\), and use this as the local path.

  2. LCDF typetools for windows: as is mentioned on the LCDF website, you can get unofficial win32 binaries from ftp://akagi.ms.u-tokyo.ac.jp/pub/TeX/win32/

  3. Making directories, copying files, moving files, etc: you can do all of this through windows explorer.

  4. Adding a line to updmap.cfg: Use the command initexmf --admin --edit-config-file updmap

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    I really cannot get it to work. Ill point out where exactly.

    1 LCDF Typetools (there is no windows version of this? how to install?

    2 Commands like: $ kpsexpand '$TEXMFLOCAL'

    How to execute them?

     – Toroo Feb 08 '11 at 20:21
  • I added a few more details. – Lev Bishop Feb 08 '11 at 22:23
  • Thx again for the help. I even used this tutorial now:http://www.latex-community.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=48&t=8415&hilit=minion

    But i still cant get it to work =(

     – Toroo Feb 09 '11 at 19:08
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If you are willing to use Xe(La)TeX, and have Adobe Reader (not Acrobat), you can install Minion Pro as an OTF fonts from $READER_INSTALL_DIR\Resource\Font.

Martin Tapankov
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I converted the fonts from Linux format to Windows format using the information here. After converting the fonts from Linux format I just copied those files to my Windows machine.

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