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ThaChillera

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Registered: 2018-04-08

Posts: 11

[SOLVED] Pango font not added to font control during install

I have installed arch, and am configuring it. I tried installing i3 (with pango as one of the dependencies, using it as a default font). Ran into the issue of every character appearing as a square.

1: I ran fc-list, it listed no fonts.
2: I ran fc-cache -fv, it refreshed fonts. I ran fc-list, it still listed no fonts
3: I reinstalled pango, no fonts.
4: I uninstalled i3, rebooted, installed pango, no fonts.
5: I installed ttf-liberation, installed i3, it worked, with the liberation font.

fc-list lists all the liberation fonts, no pango fonts.

I have all the latest updates, and a fresh install.

I searched for a similar issue and found none, except this forum post who appears to have had the same issue https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=234493. He also solved it by installing a different font.

I would like to use pango if possible

Last edited by ThaChillera (2018-04-08 21:13:48)

V1del

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Registered: 2012-10-16

Posts: 25,435

Re: [SOLVED] Pango font not added to font control during install

What makes you think pango is a font? It's a text rendering engine, it isn't a font in and of itself.

ThaChillera

Member

Registered: 2018-04-08

Posts: 11

Re: [SOLVED] Pango font not added to font control during install

Right. that makes way more sense. thank your this anwser, I am an idiot.