{"id":51088,"date":"2022-04-28T14:52:58","date_gmt":"2022-04-28T21:52:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ephesoft.com\/docs\/?p=51088"},"modified":"2022-04-28T14:52:58","modified_gmt":"2022-04-28T21:52:58","slug":"kb-when-opening-pdf-generated-by-recostar-on-linux-adobe-reader-displays-cannot-find-or-create-the-font-freesans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ephesoft.com\/docs\/kb-when-opening-pdf-generated-by-recostar-on-linux-adobe-reader-displays-cannot-find-or-create-the-font-freesans\/","title":{"rendered":"KB: When Opening PDF Generated by Recostar on Linux, Adobe Reader Displays \u201cCannot find or create the font FreeSans\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"
Applies to: <\/strong>Transact version 2020.1.06 and above<\/p>\n Affected operating systems<\/strong>: Linux<\/p>\n This issue occurs when opening a PDF file created by Recostar on Linux after exporting a PDF via the Multipage Export Plugin. When opening the file in Adobe Reader, the following error occurs:<\/p>\n Cannot find or create the font \u2018FreeSans.\u2019 Some characters may not display or print correctly.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Figure 1. Adobe Reader error message.<\/em><\/p>\n Note: <\/strong>This issue does not occur with PDFs generated by iText or if the PDFs are opened in a web browser.<\/p>\n To resolve this issue, you will need to manually install Microsoft\u2019s TrueType core fonts, then change the font in the Linux.xml<\/strong> file. Follow the steps below:<\/p>\n<\/a>Issue<\/h2>\n
<\/a>Solution<\/h2>\n
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yum install -y wget.<\/code><\/p>\n