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I'm trying to install these bitmap fonts: http://font.gohu.org/

I downloaded the compressed PCF files and extracted them to /usr/share/fonts, Then ran sudo fc-cache -fv.

The fonts weren't showing up in any program's font options.

I tried the same but with true type fonts; same result.

I tried using ~/.fonts as my font directory; still no change

I tried using Mint's inbuilt font installer (by double clicking on the font file), and it says "Install Failed" when I click on the Install button. I've tried renaming the .pcf.gz files to .pcf but with the same results.

I tried doing all of the above and then rebooting my system and I still can't see the fonts in any programs.

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  • Renamed the .pcf.gz files to .pcf? But that doesn't change the nature of the files -- they are still compressed. Commented Aug 29, 2013 at 14:05
  • I also use Mint, and I can't install these fonts, either. I used the Font Viewer to install them (both PCF and TTF), and they don't appear in the GTK font picker. EDIT: when it says it failed, that usually means the font has already been installed. Commented Aug 29, 2013 at 15:44

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Reset to default
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the default config restricts the use of bitmap fonts, that's all.

$ sudo rm /etc/fonts/conf.d/70-no-bitmaps.conf $ sudo ln -s /etc/fonts/conf.avail/70-yes-bitmaps.conf /etc/fonts/conf.d/70-yes-bitmaps.conf

restart X (i.e. log out and log in again) and you should be good to go :)

(note, however, that not every program can use bitmaps fonts. LibreOffice, for example, can't use them.)

edit:

just for the record, and in case it wasn't clear, I'm running Linux Mint 15 64bit as my primary operating system, and I've successfully installed and am using the GohuFonts -- no need to ungzip them, or to use xset.

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  • xset removes the need to restart the X server, if one doesn't want to close the session. Commented Sep 4, 2013 at 22:17
  • @peterph -- is that so? thanks, I didn't know that! Commented Sep 5, 2013 at 2:14
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You need to recreate X server's font list. Either restart your X session (you can also start another one either on different virtual terminal or use a nested server like Xephyr) or simply tell the one running to reindex its font cache:

$ xset fp rehash
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  • That should be xset fp rehash Commented Nov 18, 2013 at 16:51
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On KDE, the fonts I added to ~/.fonts did not show up in programs until I ran fc-cache -f -v. I cannot imagine why. No such problems on GNOME.

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Don't forget to uncompress the download.

gunzip filename.pcf.gz
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