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flashplugin-nonfree package

  1. Bug #207198
  2. Comment #70

Comment 70 for bug 207198

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Andrew Hawkins (akai-kenshi) wrote :

I found a solution for the display of Japanese text that works on my computer from this blog entry (Japanese): http://blog.minawa.net/2011/10/hululinux.html

It seems that the Flash plugin refers to ttf-kochi-mincho, a font that no longer is shipped with Ubuntu. Installing it will fix the display issue instantly.

In a terminal, type:

sudo apt-get install ttf-kochi-mincho

Now, Kochi is a rather ugly font for a lot of people. Using a different font requires a bit of hacking, you have to overwrite ttf-kochi-mincho with something else. In this case we'll use Takao PGothic, one of the default Japanese fonts in Ubuntu.

In a terminal, type:

sudo cp /usr/share/fonts/truetype/takao/TakaoPGothic.ttf /usr/share/fonts/truetype/kochi/kochi-mincho-subst.ttf

You can replace 'TakaoPGothic.ttf' with any Japanese font you like. Right now, I'm using one called 'Motoya L Cedar.'