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+#!/bin/bash
+
+## cf from http://programster.blogspot.com/2014/05/ubuntu-14-desktop-install-fira-sans-and.html
+
+cd /tmp
+
+# install unzip just in case the user doesn't already have it.
+sudo apt-get install unzip -y
+wget "http://dev.carrois.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/downloads/fira_3_1/FiraSans3106.zip"
+wget "http://dev.carrois.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/downloads/fira_3_1/FiraMono3106.zip"
+
+unzip FiraMono3106.zip
+unzip FiraSans3106.zip
+
+sudo mkdir -p /usr/share/fonts/truetype/FiraSans
+sudo mkdir -p /usr/share/fonts/opentype/FiraSans
+sudo cp Fira*/WEB/*.ttf /usr/share/fonts/truetype/FiraSans/
+sudo cp Fira*/OTF/Fira* /usr/share/fonts/opentype/FiraSans/
+
+sudo fc-cache -fv