I'm also experiencing this bug, although I tried to install a .tff font. Workaround: I managed to install the needed fonts by following the "Manually Install Multiple Fonts"-instructions in this article: http://www.wikihow.com/Install-TrueType-Fonts-on-Ubuntu
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