How to install MetaFont.

Install mf (MetaFont) with the "texlive-core" package.

To start mf, you need to create a plain base file using mf (in “initialisation” mode), plain.mf, and local.mf:

    % mf -ini
    This is METAFONT...
    **plain # you type plain
    (output)
    *input local # you type this
    (output)
    *dump # you type this
    Beginning to dump on file plain...
    (output)

Links

• http://makingtexwork.sourceforge.net/mtw/ch11.html
• http://www.tex.ac.uk/cgi-bin/texfaq2html?label=useMF