--- doc/mpl_examples/api/font_file.py
+++ doc/mpl_examples/api/font_file.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 
 if sys.platform == 'win32':
     fpath = 'C:\\Windows\\Fonts\\Tahoma.ttf'
-elif sys.platform == 'linux2':
+elif sys.platform == 'linux2' or sys.platform == 'linux3':
     fonts = ['/usr/share/fonts/truetype/freefont/FreeSansBoldOblique.ttf',
       '/usr/share/fonts/truetype/ttf-liberation/LiberationSans-BoldItalic.ttf',
       '/usr/share/fonts/truetype/msttcorefonts/Comic_Sans_MS.ttf',
--- examples/api/font_file.py
+++ examples/api/font_file.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 
 if sys.platform == 'win32':
     fpath = 'C:\\Windows\\Fonts\\Tahoma.ttf'
-elif sys.platform == 'linux2':
+elif sys.platform == 'linux2' or sys.platform == 'linux3':
     fonts = ['/usr/share/fonts/truetype/freefont/FreeSansBoldOblique.ttf',
       '/usr/share/fonts/truetype/ttf-liberation/LiberationSans-BoldItalic.ttf',
       '/usr/share/fonts/truetype/msttcorefonts/Comic_Sans_MS.ttf',
--- lib/mpl_examples/api/font_file.py
+++ lib/mpl_examples/api/font_file.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 
 if sys.platform == 'win32':
     fpath = 'C:\\Windows\\Fonts\\Tahoma.ttf'
-elif sys.platform == 'linux2':
+elif sys.platform == 'linux2' or sys.platform == 'linux3':
     fonts = ['/usr/share/fonts/truetype/freefont/FreeSansBoldOblique.ttf',
       '/usr/share/fonts/truetype/ttf-liberation/LiberationSans-BoldItalic.ttf',
       '/usr/share/fonts/truetype/msttcorefonts/Comic_Sans_MS.ttf',
--- setupext.py
+++ setupext.py
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@
     'linux2-hppa' : ['/usr/local', '/usr'],
     'linux2-mips' : ['/usr/local', '/usr'],
     'linux2-sparc' : ['/usr/local', '/usr'],
+    'linux3' : ['/usr/local', '/usr'],
     'linux2' : ['/usr/local', '/usr'],
     'linux'  : ['/usr/local', '/usr',],
     'cygwin' : ['/usr/local', '/usr',],