How do I create a package of fonts? I am not going to be uploading them to the Archive as they are for my own use.
Can anyone point me to a tutorial or a document on creating font packages?
I have managed to create a wallpaper package using dpkg-deb but I have a feeling that I need to do something more as I would need to run fc-cache as well.
I do not have the source files to these fonts as I have just downloaded them from the web so I'm not sure how to proceed.
When installing a font package, you don't need to run fc-cache manually. In the past, this used to be done by a postinst script included in each font package, but now fontconfig installs a dpkg trigger that automatically regenerates the font cache whenever a new file is placed in /usr/share/fonts by any package.
So a Debian package for a font file, is extremely simple. You just need a debian/install file that places the font in the correct directory, like:
*.ttf usr/share/fonts/truetype/myfont
See the Debian font team's packaging policy wiki page for more information.
