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qupqup

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Registered: 2020-07-21

Posts: 2

arch in qemu-kvm, startx for i3 gives weird output (see screenshot)

Hi,

Newbie in Arch and Linux in general. Am installing Arch from scratch inside qemu-kvm on a Ubuntu 18 host.

I installed X and only i3 as WM, but after startx, the display is all weird:

https://i.imgur.com/30GOjqo.png

Any help greatly appreciated.

Thanks

Mod edit: Removed oversized image, see CoC: Pasting pictures -- V1del

Last edited by V1del (2020-07-21 13:34:49)

kilix

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Registered: 2020-05-09

Posts: 23

Re: arch in qemu-kvm, startx for i3 gives weird output (see screenshot)

Did you install any font packages?

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Keep it simple, stupid.

qupqup

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Registered: 2020-07-21

Posts: 2

Re: arch in qemu-kvm, startx for i3 gives weird output (see screenshot)

No, I don’t think I did. I just installed the packages:

pacstrap /mnt base base-devel linux linux-firmware

pacstrap vim
pacstrap dhcpcd

pacman-S grub
sudo pacman -S xorg xorg-xinit
sudo pacman -S i3-gaps
sudo pacman -S dmenu

What are the basic font-packages I need to install for i3 / X Windows to display things properly?

Thanks!

Slithery

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From: Norfolk, UK

Registered: 2013-12-01

Posts: 5,776

Re: arch in qemu-kvm, startx for i3 gives weird output (see screenshot)

You can install any font that provides the characters that you need, ttf-dejavu is usually a good start.

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No, it didn't "fix" anything. It just shifted the brokeness one space to the right. - jasonwryan
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