, or Hindsight is a wonderful thing. Microsoft released its core fonts on a fairly open licence so there is nothing to stop you from installing them, no matter which operating system you use. More explanation from Lifehacker….

A user of the Linux Mint forum demonstrates the two-step process of installing Microsoft Fonts. What are these “Microsoft fonts?” A little known fact to non-Linux users is that Microsoft fonts are (surprise, surprise) proprietary, and hence are not installed in most Linux distros by default. Back in the day when Microsoft gave a crap about interoperability, they released a reusable package of fonts that could be integrated into most any operating system. Well, that package is still used in Linux