Steps to include new rupee font in Debian:
1.Download the file named Rupee Foradian.ttf from the the Foradian Technology blog “http://blog.foradian.com/rupee-font-version-20”
2.In your Debian machine login as root or use su
mkdir /usr/share/fonts/ttf cp Rupee_Foradian.ttf /usr/share/fonts/ttf apt-get install ttmkfdir cd /usr/share/fonts/ttf ttmkfdir > fonts.scale mkfontdir cd /usr/share/fonts/ttf/ chmod 644 /usr/share/fonts/ttf/Rupee_Foradian.ttf
For other Linux versions see the below presentation :
3.Now either reboot your computer or restart gdm and start enjoying Indian rupee Symbol 😛