Merge pull request #29 from brunofin/issue/26-linux-installation

Linux installation instructions and script

Author: idan

README.md

@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@ There is also a script that automates the deletion of all Monaspace fonts from `
 $ cd util
 $ bash ./install_macos.sh
 ```
-
 You can also use [homebrew](https://brew.sh/) as an alternative:
 
 ```bash
@@ -62,6 +61,16 @@ brew install font-monaspace
 ### Windows
 You can manually drag the fonts from the `fonts/otf` or `fonts/variable` directory into `C:\Windows\Fonts`. Alternatively, right-click the fonts you want and click Install.
 
+### Linux
+You can manually drag the fonts from the `fonts/otf` and `fonts/variable` directory into `~/.local/share/fonts`.
+
+There is also a script which automates the deletion of all Monaspace fonts from `~/.local/share/fonts` and then copies over the latest versions. Invoke it from the root of the repo like:
+
+```bash
+$ cd util
+$ bash ./install_linux.sh
+```
+
 ### Webfonts
 
 All files with a `.woff` or `.woff2` suffix are intended for use on the web. You do not install them with your operating system but add them to your web development project.

util/install_linux.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# remove all fonts from ~/.local/share/fonts that start with "Monaspace"
+rm -rf ~/.local/share/fonts/Monaspace*
+
+# copy all fonts from ./otf to ~/.local/share/fonts
+cp ./fonts/otf/* ~/.local/share/fonts
+
+# copy variable fonts from ./variable to ~/.local/share/fonts
+cp ./fonts/variable/* ~/.local/share/fonts
+
+# Build font information caches
+fc-cache -f