diff --git a/recipes-graphics/font-update-common/font-update-common/update-fonts b/recipes-graphics/font-update-common/font-update-common/update-fonts
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes-graphics/font-update-common/font-update-common/update-fonts
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+#Author: Rolf Leggewie
+
+run-parts /etc/update-fonts-common.d/
diff --git a/recipes-graphics/font-update-common/font-update-common_0.1.bb b/recipes-graphics/font-update-common/font-update-common_0.1.bb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0b5e388b7c
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+++ b/recipes-graphics/font-update-common/font-update-common_0.1.bb
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+DESCRIPTION = "Scripts to be called when fonts are installed or removed \
+to make them known to the WM, whether X11 or Opie"
+AUTHOR = "Rolf Leggewie <oe-devel@rolf.leggewie.biz"
+
+LICENSE = "MIT"
+
+SRC_URI = "file://update-fonts"
+
+do_install() {
+        install -d ${D}${bindir}
+        install -d ${D}${sysconfdir}/update-fonts-common.d/
+        install -m 0755 ${WORKDIR}/update-fonts ${D}${bindir}
+}
+
+PACKAGE_ARCH = "all"