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sixsix01

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Registered: 2018-12-16

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Having trouble installing fonts

I've been trying to install some bitmap fonts but I've had no success so far, I followed the Wiki, I've looked up many other guides, the fonts are in .bdf format, also I am unable to run xlsfonts to list my available fonts because the command isn't found.

seth

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Re: Having trouble installing fonts

trying to install

no success

followed the Wiki

many other guides

http://www.catb.org/esr/faqs/smart-questions.html

What fonts, how exactly do you "try to install" them (using pacman?), how do you determine "no success"

$ pacman -Fs xlsfonts
extra/xorg-xlsfonts 1.0.6-1
    usr/bin/xlsfont

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sixsix01

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Re: Having trouble installing fonts

I've tried to install multiple fonts in many ways, I followed this section of the wiki: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Fo … stallation

And I define no success by not succeeding in doing something, or failing to achieve a goal. The fonts do not appear to work, so I've had no success so far.

I just installed xlsfonts, thanks

loqs

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Re: Having trouble installing fonts

I've tried to install multiple fonts in many ways, I followed this section of the wiki: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Fo … stallation

This still lacks any specifics.  Did you ignore the link seth posted?

And I define no success by not succeeding in doing something, or failing to achieve a goal. The fonts do not appear to work, so I've had no success so far.

'The fonts do not appear to work' was tested specifically how.  What commands would need to be executed on a new installation to recreate your issue?

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Re: Having trouble installing fonts

Please post the PKGBUILDs you have written.

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seth

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Re: Having trouble installing fonts

Also, just ftr, not "define", but https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/determine

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Trilby

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Re: Having trouble installing fonts

I've been trying to install some bitmap fonts...

Which ones?  Why do you think you need to install them following the link you provided?  Did you check whether they are already packaged in the repos or the AUR?

I am unable to run xlsfonts to list my available fonts because the command isn't found.

Most likely because you haven't installed it.  Install xorg-xlsfonts if you want it.

Last edited by Trilby (2018-12-21 15:34:22)

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Re: Having trouble installing fonts

Also as a sidenote: Quite a few programs these days have dropped support for bitmap fonts.

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