First you need to enable the extra repositories. This add must more flavor to
your Ubuntu. This link will tell you how. It is easy as making mac and cheese in
the micro wave.
http://psychocats.net/ubuntu/sources
The go into synaptic and search for fonts.
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/OpenFonts?highlight=%28fonts%29
MS fonts is no no and MS does not like to play and share their toys. Come on
please. How in the hell to you copy right a font any ways? If you use open
office read here.
http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Font-FAQ
and here
http://www.openoffice.org/FAQs/fontguide.html
and here
openoffice.blogs.com/.../font_import_wiz.html