# update-fonts-dir misc Type1 100dpi 75dpi
I tried it, it didn't work. I think you suggestion is valid though, but it appears that there's a problem with the way the x-window-system-core package is intalled on my system. AFAIK, "update-fonts-dir misc Type1 100dpi 75dpi" will build fonts.alias files from the "/etc/X11/fonts/.../*.alias" files, e.g. "/etc/X11/fonts/100dpi/xfonts-100dpi.alias". The problem is I do not have ANY of the "/etc/X11/fonts/.../*.alias" files on my system. It looks like dpkg says during installation that "conffile extracted" but it's not there. Ran "fsck", just to be sure, the file system is clean. Strange. Thanks for any clues -------------------------------------------------------- ## aptitude install x-window-system-core ... ... D000100: process_archive ... found in xutils D000100: process_archive ... found in xutils Selecting previously deselected package xfonts-base. Unpacking xfonts-base (from .../xfonts-base_6.9.0.dfsg.1-6_all.deb) ... D000200: process_archive conffile `/etc/X11/fonts/misc/xfonts-base.alias' in package xfonts-base - conff ? D000200: oldconffsetflags `/etc/X11/fonts/misc/xfonts-base.alias' namenode 0x9494d6c flags 5 D000100: setupvnamevbs main=`/.' tmp=`/..dpkg-tmp' new=`/..dpkg-new' D000100: tarobject already exists D000100: tarobject Directory exists D000100: setupvnamevbs main=`/usr' tmp=`/usr.dpkg-tmp' new=`/usr.dpkg-new' D000100: tarobject already exists D000100: tarobject Directory exists D000100: setupvnamevbs main=`/usr/X11R6' tmp=`/usr/X11R6.dpkg-tmp' new=`/usr/X11R6.dpkg-new' D000100: tarobject already exists D000100: tarobject Directory exists D000100: setupvnamevbs main=`/usr/X11R6/lib' tmp=`/usr/X11R6/lib.dpkg-tmp' new=`/usr/X11R6/lib.dpkg-new' D000100: tarobject already exists D000100: tarobject Directory exists ... D000100: setupvnamevbs main=`/etc/X11' tmp=`/etc/X11.dpkg-tmp' new=`/etc/X11.dpkg-new' D000100: tarobject already exists D000100: tarobject Directory exists D000100: setupvnamevbs main=`/etc/X11/fonts' tmp=`/etc/X11/fonts.dpkg-tmp' new=`/etc/X11/fonts.dpkg-new' D000100: tarobject nonexistent D000100: tarobject Directory creating D000100: tarobject new - no backup D000100: tarobject done and installed D000100: setupvnamevbs main=`/etc/X11/fonts/misc' tmp=`/etc/X11/fonts/misc.dpkg-tmp' new=`/etc/X11/fonts/misc.dpkg-new' D000100: tarobject nonexistent D000100: tarobject Directory creating D000100: tarobject new - no backup D000100: tarobject done and installed D000200: conffderef in=`etc/X11/fonts/misc/xfonts-base.alias' current working=`/etc/X11/fonts/misc/xfonts-base.alias' D000200: conffderef nonexistent D000100: setupvnamevbs main=`/etc/X11/fonts/misc/xfonts-base.alias' tmp=`/etc/X11/fonts/misc/xfonts-base.alias.dpkg-tmp' new=`/etc/X11/fonts/misc/xfonts-base.alias.dpkg-new' D000100: tarobject nonexistent D000100: tarobject NormalFile[01] open size=5737 D000200: tarobject conffile extracted D000100: filesavespackage file `/.' package tcpd D000100: filesavespackage ... in new archive -- no save D000100: filesavespackage file `/usr' package tcpd D000100: filesavespackage ... in new archive -- no save D000100: filesavespackage file `/usr/sbin' package tcpd D000100: filesavespackage ... also in util-linux D000100: filesavespackage ... is 3rd package D000100: filesavespackage ... taken -- no save D000100: filesavespackage file `/usr/sbin/tcpdchk' package tcpd D000100: filesavespackage ... also in tcpd D000100: filesavespackage ... not taken -- save ! D000100: filesavespackage file `/.' package libtext-wrapi18n-perl D000100: filesavespackage ... in new archive -- no save D000100: filesavespackage file `/usr' package libtext-wrapi18n-perl D000100: filesavespackage ... in new archive -- no save D000100: filesavespackage file `/usr/share' package libtext-wrapi18n-perl D000100: filesavespackage ... in new archive -- no save D000100: filesavespackage file `/usr/share/perl5' package libtext-wrapi18n-perl D000100: filesavespackage ... also in libtext-wrapi18n-perl D000100: filesavespackage ... also in debconf D000100: filesavespackage ... is 3rd package D000100: filesavespackage ... taken -- no save D000100: filesavespackage file `/usr/share/perl5/Text' package libtext-wrapi18n-perl D000100: filesavespackage ... also in libtext-wrapi18n-perl D000100: filesavespackage ... not taken -- save ! D000100: filesavespackage file `/.' package debconf D000100: filesavespackage ... in new archive -- no save D000100: filesavespackage file `/etc' package debconf D000100: filesavespackage ... in new archive -- no save D000100: filesavespackage file `/etc/debconf.conf' package debconf D000100: filesavespackage ... also in debconf D000100: filesavespackage ... not taken -- save ! D000100: filesavespackage file `/.' package librecode0 D000100: filesavespackage ... in new archive -- no save D000100: filesavespackage file `/usr' package librecode0 D000100: filesavespackage ... in new archive -- no save D000100: filesavespackage file `/usr/share' package librecode0 D000100: filesavespackage ... in new archive -- no save D000100: filesavespackage file `/usr/share/doc' package librecode0 D000100: filesavespackage ... in new archive -- no save D000100: filesavespackage file `/usr/share/doc/librecode0' package librecode0 D000100: filesavespackage ... also in librecode0 D000100: filesavespackage ... not taken -- save ! D000100: filesavespackage file `/.' package xserver-common ... -------------------------------------------------------- ## ll /etc/X11/fonts/* /etc/X11/fonts/100dpi: total 0 /etc/X11/fonts/75dpi: total 0 /etc/X11/fonts/misc: total 0 /etc/X11/fonts/Type1: total 0 --- On Sat 05/20, Florian Kulzer < [EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote: > I do NOT have any of the "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/.../fonts.alias" > files or the "/usr/share/fonts/X11" directory. Not sure why I don't > have them or how to fix that. I am grasping at straws now, but you could try (as root) update-fonts-dir misc Type1 100dpi 75dpi Then try the update-font-aliases command again: update-fonts-alias misc Type1 100dpi 75dpi (Note: Do not specify the full paths to the font directories for these two commands; see also their manpages.) _______________________________________________ No banners. No pop-ups. No kidding. 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