las, thank you for reporting this bug and helping make Ubuntu better. In Ubuntu 10.10 I could see the font SLIDASinhala in libreoffice-calc via the Terminal:
cd ~/Destkop && wget https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openoffice.org/+bug/454099/+attachment/843676/+files/SLIDA.ttf.zip && file-roller -h SLIDA.ttf.zip && rm SLIDA.ttf.zip && cd SLIDA.ttf && sudo mv SLIDA.ttf /usr/share/fonts && sudo fc-cache -f -v && soffice -calc test.xls Does the above command work for you? lsb_release -rd Description: Ubuntu 10.10 Release: 10.10 sudo add-apt-repository ppa:libreoffice/ppa && sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get -y upgrade && sudo apt-get -y install libreoffice-calc apt-cache policy libreoffice-calc libreoffice-calc: Installed: 1:3.3.0-1maverick1 Candidate: 1:3.3.0-1maverick1 Version table: *** 1:3.3.0-1maverick1 0 500 http://ppa.launchpad.net/libreoffice/ppa/ubuntu/ maverick/main i386 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status ** Changed in: openoffice.org (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed => Incomplete -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/454099 Title: installed fonts dosent work -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
