fontconfig-2:2.18.x - broken fonts?

sebalis · 2026-06-08 21:27:53

This issue made me go back to 2.17.1 even though my other problem (KeePassXC crashing) never reappeared after I cleared the cache. It seems like my $HOME/.config/fontconfig/fonts.conf file is being ignored by 2.18.1. I’ll be watching this thread for updates.

seth · Yesterday 06:29:26

It seems like my $HOME/.config/fontconfig/fonts.conf is being ignored

cat $HOME/.config/fontconfig/fonts.conf
fc-conflist
fc-match -s sans-serif

sebalis · Yesterday 08:26:30

I assume you’re asking me to run these commands and post the output.

• My fonts.conf: https://paste.c-net.org/ElegantEvans

• The two commands with version 2.17.1: https://paste.c-net.org/ClickedGatorade

• The two commands with version 2.18.1: https://paste.c-net.org/OiledMorphine

This service invents funny names :-) Most of what is listed under http://wiki.archlinux.org/title/List_of … ted_client (your “How to upload text” link) didn’t work for me. 0x0.st has stopped accepting uploads, saying there is too much AI slop. The one instance of PrivateBin that I tried (anonpaste.org) has a max retention of one day. termbin.com didn’t work as expected (ran “echo just testing! | nc termbin.com 9999” and the command did not terminate).

seth · Yesterday 11:59:11

+ /home/sebastian/.config/fontconfig/fonts.conf: No description

Is sourced in either but oc 2.18 introduces

+ /etc/fonts/conf.d/48-guessfamily.conf: Guess a generic-family for substitution

which seems to get in the way for many people.
=> remove that file, see whether sans-serif is now resolved as Arimo w/ 2.18

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#26 2026-06-08 21:27:53

Re: fontconfig-2:2.18.x - broken fonts?

#27 Yesterday 06:29:26

Re: fontconfig-2:2.18.x - broken fonts?

#28 Yesterday 08:26:30

Re: fontconfig-2:2.18.x - broken fonts?

#29 Yesterday 11:59:11

Re: fontconfig-2:2.18.x - broken fonts?

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