Renaud (Ron) OLGIATI composed on 2016-02-12 16:05 (UTC-0300): > On Fri, 12 Feb 2016 21:46:55 +0300 Reco wrote:
>> > Given a collection of .ttf font files I keep in my ~/MyFonts/ directory. >> > How do I instruct Wheezy to also look in that dir when I run >> > root@ron:/home/ron # fc-cache -fv >> > to reload the font cache ? >> Debian-correct upgrade-safe way: >> su -l <your_user> -c "ln -sf ~/MyFonts ~/.fonts" ~/.fonts has been deprecated to ~/.config/fonts ?or? ~/.share/fonts, IIRC. >> Hackish you've-been-warned way: >> Add "<dir>~/MyFonts</dir>" stanza into /etc/fonts/fonts.conf. >> Second way is hackish *and* wrong because Keith Packard himself tells >> you that from the comments of /etc/fonts/fonts.conf :) > Ta, I'll risk the hackish way as I want those fonts to be available to all > users. Make symlink from ~/MyFonts to /usr/local/share/fonts bind mount them if need be alternatively, move the content of MyFonts to /usr/local/share/fonts. # what I usually do -- "The wise are known for their understanding, and pleasant words are persuasive." Proverbs 16:21 (New Living Translation) Team OS/2 ** Reg. Linux User #211409 ** a11y rocks! Felix Miata *** http://fm.no-ip.com/
