How to Install the Monaco Font?

Monaco is the default font in the iTerm terminal for Mac OS X. How can I install it on Ubuntu?

3 Answers

Github user cstrap has a repository with a simple install script that will download and install the font.

Just run the command

curl -kL  | bash
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  1. Download it from
  2. Double click on the file. A font manager opens.
  3. Click on "Install Font"
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I installed the Monaco font in Ubuntu 16.04 by doing:

  1. Download it from
  2. Copy the downloaded font into ~/.fonts/
  3. Run sudo fc-cache -fv
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