This will be symlinked into /etc/fonts/conf.d. For package developers, /etc/fonts/conf.avail contains a fontconfig configuration file. This is where Fontconfig comes into place by substituting the general font type with a specific font that you like. Some applications do not specify a specific font to use but rather say sans-serif, serif, monospace. The default may be an eyesore so there are alternatives mentioned below.
Linux arial font install#
If you install xorg-server, it will pull font-misc-misc meaning that many popular languages (Japanese, Korean, Latin, Cyrillic) are already covered except for Arabic, Persian, Thai, Tamil, etc from inspecting the Wikipedia Page left column on languages for article translation. You might need to set the XDG_CONFIG_HOME environment variable yourself. Their replacements are $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/fontconfig/conf.d, $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/fontconfig/nf, $XDG_CACHE_HOME/fontconfig/*.cache-* respectively. Note: The locations ~/., ~/.nf, ~/.fontconfig/*.cache-* are deprecated and will not be read by default in future versions. The trusted system fonts that Alpine LInux packages typically are from well known sources like corporations like Google, Adobe, open organizations like XOrg or well known font designers or projects licensed as either SIL, GPL, etc. Fonts have been used as a source of security exploits (See CVEs) so to reduce the spread of attack install fonts inside ~/.fonts.
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The user font location is located in ~/.fonts which is the preferred install font location especially from unknown sources. The system font directory is located at /usr/share/fonts which is reserved for the Alpine package creators and the package system.
Linux arial font update#
It is often served in a white rectangular appearance.įc-cache -fv can be used to display the font locations and to update the cache. Tofu is a prepared food that is a traditional part of East Asian and Southeast Asian meals. The square box called a substitute character or "tofu" that acts as a placeholder for missing a glyph usually with a two byte sequence. If you can't see your language, you need to install the font that has glyphs (little picture) created for it. Fonts on Alpine Linux covers a wide range of various languages.