[Tex/LaTex] How to use Times Roman (Nimbus Roman) with fontspec under Linux and LuaLaTeX

Question

Times Roman under Linux is usually Nimbus Roman. If I use the times package, Nimbus Roman will be embedded successfully, as a Type 1 font.

Now I want to use the fontspec package to load it. This a minimal example.

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{fontspec}
\setmainfont{Times Roman}

\begin{document}
test
\end{document}

fontspec says it cannot find the font TimesRoman. I have also tried

\setmainfont{Nimbus Roman}
\setmainfont{Nimbus Roman No 9 L}
\setmainfont{NimbusRomNo9L}
\setmainfont{NimbusRomNo9L-Regu}

but none of them can load it successfully.

Any hint will be greatly appreciated.

Answer 1

You can use the TeX Gyre Termes font, which is an extended version of Nimbus Roman No9 L available as Type 1 and OpenType. It is already installed in TeX Live, so using it with LuaLaTeX should be as simple as

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{fontspec}
\setmainfont{TeX Gyre Termes}

\begin{document}
The quick brown fox jumps over the sleazy dog
\end{document}

TeX Gyre Termes:

Nimbus Roman No9 L:

_{(The font samples are from the LaTeX Font Catalogue.)}