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It is possible to change the fonts used by the Linux console. The common fonts used by GUI applications cannot be used in the console. Instead, special console-specific fonts must be used. NixOS includes several such console fonts - links to them can be found in <code>/etc/static/kbd/consolefonts</code>. | It is possible to change the [[fonts]] used by the Linux console. The common fonts used by GUI applications cannot be used in the console. Instead, special console-specific fonts must be used. NixOS includes several such console fonts - links to them can be found in <code>/etc/static/kbd/consolefonts</code>. | ||
=== Setting console font temporarily === | === Setting console font temporarily === | ||
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console.font = "/etc/static/kbd/consolefonts/Lat2-Terminus16.psfu.gz"; | console.font = "/etc/static/kbd/consolefonts/Lat2-Terminus16.psfu.gz"; | ||
</syntaxhighlight>In order to use the direct path of a file found in this directory, the following would be necessary:<syntaxhighlight lang="nixos"> | </syntaxhighlight>In order to use the direct path of a file found in this directory, the following would be necessary:<syntaxhighlight lang="nixos"> | ||
console.font = "${pkgs.kbd}/share/consolefonts/ | console.font = "${pkgs.kbd}/share/consolefonts/Lat2-Terminus16.psfu.gz"; | ||
</syntaxhighlight>The console fonts included in NixOS are provided by <code>pkgs.kbd</code>, which should be included by default. | </syntaxhighlight>The console fonts included in NixOS are provided by <code>pkgs.kbd</code>, which should be included by default. | ||
[[Category:Tutorial]] | [[Category:Tutorial]] | ||
[[Category:CLI]] | |||
[[Category:Fonts]] | |||
[[Category:Configuration]] | |||