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I would like to create a Docker image using Alpine Linux and LibreOffice to render PDF documents. The LibreOffice source documents are using Microsofts Times New Roman font.

How can I install Microsoft fonts using apk on Alpine Linux? Is there an equivalent packet to Ubuntus apt install ttf-mscorefonts-installer?

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Meanwhile I have found a package called [msttcorefonts-installer][1] that seems to provide what I am looking for. When I try to install it on Alpine Linux 3.7 using apk add msttcorefonts-installer-3.6-r2 I get the following error:

ERROR: unsatisfiable constraints: msttcorefonts-installer-3.6-r2 (missing): required by: world[msttcorefonts-installer-3.6-r2]
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  • Did you check the Alpine packages? Commented Apr 17, 2018 at 6:58
  • I have updated my question providing the latest findings of my research. Commented Apr 17, 2018 at 7:29
  • You don't need the version number. apk --no-cache add msttcorefonts-installer works. Commented Apr 17, 2018 at 7:52
  • Your question saved my day... I was skeptic before installing AL. Commented Dec 30, 2021 at 2:56

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As you found yourself the package is called msttcorefonts-installer in Alpine.

After installing that you get a warning:

  • With root permissions run "update-ms-fonts" and once completed
  • run "fc-cache -f" in order to update the font cache

Here is a working Dockerfile example:

FROM alpine:latest RUN apk --no-cache add msttcorefonts-installer fontconfig && \ update-ms-fonts && \ fc-cache -f

The fontconfig package is required for fc-cache to be installed. I'm not sure if it's strictly necessary.

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  • Upvoting, helped me to resolve issues with missing fonts when running a Java diagramming tool. Commented Apr 9, 2023 at 21:03

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