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Evan
Asked: 2010-11-21 01:28:01 +0800 CST

How to change the font in the terminal of server?

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I'm running a 10.04 server at home. Is it possible to install the new Ubuntu font used in the 10.10 Desktop versions on my server and configure it so the console uses it when I hook up a monitor to it while I'm working on it (for when SSH isn't working)?

Thanks for your help!!

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3 Answers

  1. Try the following command:

    sudo dpkg-reconfigure console-setup
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  2. Best Answer

    The Ubuntu font has no monospaced version, so it's not suited for use in a terminal or console that has fixed width character cells.

    In addition, console fonts are special bitmap fonts, not TrueType/OpenType fonts (but OTOH it shouldn't be too difficult to create a console font from a monospaced TrueType font).

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  3. I like this answer:

    setfont /usr/share/consolefonts/UbuntuMono-R-8x16.psf

    this is an example; you can see a list of available fonts like this:

    ls /usr/share/consolefonts

    and should you for some reason not have them, you can install them like this:

    sudo apt-get install fonts-ubuntu-font-family-console

    note that you may need to put the setfont command in your .profile or .bashrc as it may need to be run upon every login

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