FontFAQ
- Q: Which server can I use for my fonts?
A: Try:
apt-get install xfstt
- Q: Where are my truetype fonts?
- A: In /usr/share/fonts/truetype
- Q: After a dist-upgrade I lost my fonts. I have only a couple of fonts to choose from and none of them are Helvetica that I use for my desktop and the konsole font is also not as it used to be.
A: Chances is that fontconfig has been upgraded and the standard local.conf has overwritten your version. The following fc-cache run has then removed all cached bitmap fonts. In order to solve this problem, edit /etc/fonts/local.conf and enable the bitmapped fonts by removing the <!-- and --> comment markers below the sentence <!-- Uncomment below to enable bitmapped fonts --> then, as root, rerun the command 'fc-cache -fv' to recreate the font cache. Programs can now be restarted to use the proper fonts.
- Q: I don't understand how to configure X fonts under debian and I don't have time to learn. Am I doomed to look at crappy fonts for the rest of my life?
A: Not at all. Follow these simple instructions: http://web.archive.org/web/20050306015258/http://egads.ertius.org/~rob/font_guide.txt