How to Improve Font Rendering in Arch-Based Distributions

• published: 06 Sep 2015
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To improve the fonts in Arch we first need to add some additional fonts. Add the following to the terminal: sudo pacman -S ttf-bitstream-vera ttf-inconsolata ttf-ubuntu-font-family ttf-dejavu ttf-freefont ttf-linux-libertine ttf-liberation yaourt -S ttf-ms-fonts ttf-vista-fonts monaco-linux-font ttf-qurancomplex-fonts Next we will disable bitmat fonts, which are used as a fallback. sudo ln -s /etc/fonts/conf.avail/70-no-bitmaps.conf /etc/fonts/conf.d Now we need to add the Infinality repo to our pacman.conf file. To do this, open the file with gedit (or whatever text editor your using): sudo gedit /etc/pacman.conf Add the following to your pacman.conf to use the infinality repo: [infinality-bundle] SigLevel = Never Server = http://bohoomil.com/repo/$arch [infinality-bundle-multilib] SigLevel = Never Server = http://bohoomil.com/repo/multilib/$arch [infinality-bundle-fonts] SigLevel = Never Server = http://bohoomil.com/repo/fonts Then uncomment the multilib on pacman configuration to download and install 32 bit package on 64 bit systems [multilib] Include = /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist Install the bundle: sudo pacman -Syy infinality-bundle infinality-bundle-multilib Finally, reboot your system. For more insite on using Infinality fonts visit: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Infinality http://www.infinality.net/blog/infinality-freetype-patches/ As always, thanks for watching. To keep up with my latest content, please subscribe to my channel at https://www.youtube.com/user/freedomredux If you want to meet up on social media, here are my profiles: Google+ http://bit.ly/1n7Py3u FaceBook http://on.fb.me/1nUoatu Twitter http://bit.ly/RKpAJc Pinterest http://bit.ly/1iWcBKD LinkedIn http://linkd.in/1jU3n6V My Blog: http://ajreissig.com/ If you'd like to donate to this channel, follow this link: https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted;_button_id=P7394SZXF95P6 Please visit and subscribe to my fellow Linux YouTubers: Spatry: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmO_G49F6QTFS5CPUfuQADg Matthew Moore: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVTlmFfclZsEj_Wo5P_3YRQ Quidsup: https://www.youtube.com/user/quidsup OhHeyitsLou: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3qmmCSc7VnbuTyxg94am4Q Infinite Galactic: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3jSNmKWYA04R47fDcc1ImA Charlie Henson: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNP_LDBvWldxCkVYLzFcwPQ Tostoday: https://www.youtube.com/user/tostoday UrAvgLinuxUser: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqnbIfRHIhDdo9AMa0QVw6w TheFrugalComputerGuy: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbZ8wD6pmGb9qHqvx9M4YBw Ghost Sixtyseven: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCglkWuyZDppWD2BVsyI4r3A AgeofAsparagus: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCglkWuyZDppWD2BVsyI4r3A