diff --git a/recipes/fonts/dejavu/recipe.toml b/recipes/fonts/dejavu/recipe.toml
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+[source]
+tar="http://sourceforge.net/projects/dejavu/files/dejavu/2.37/dejavu-fonts-ttf-2.37.tar.bz2"
+blake3="b702bac8a0f8e0802758549da3b4d8041c3c83c3894e1e8a960eab53af18cce8"
+
+[build]
+template = "custom"
+script = """
+DEST="${COOKBOOK_STAGE}/usr/share/fonts/truetype/dejavu"
+mkdir -pv "${DEST}"
+cp -v "${COOKBOOK_SOURCE}/ttf/"* "${DEST}"
+"""