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Fix solutions for tufo fonts problem in flatpak applications |
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=== Flatpak applications can't find system fonts === | === Flatpak applications can't find system fonts === | ||
First, enable <code>fontDir</code> in your NixOS configuration: | |||
<syntaxhighlight lang="nix"> | <syntaxhighlight lang="nix"> | ||
fonts.fontDir.enable = true; | fonts.fontDir.enable = true; | ||
</syntaxhighlight> | </syntaxhighlight> | ||
<syntaxhighlight lang=" | ==== Best Solution: Copy all your fonts to $HOME and allow flatpak applications to access ==== | ||
Create fonts directory <code>$HOME/.local/share/fonts</code> and copy system fonts with option <code>-L, --dereference</code> .<syntaxhighlight lang="bash"> | |||
mkdir $HOME/.local/share/fonts && cp -L /run/current-system/sw/share/X11/fonts/* $HOME/.local/share/fonts/ | |||
</syntaxhighlight>Grant flatpak applications access to your fonts directory.<syntaxhighlight lang="bash"> | |||
flatpak --user override --filesystem=$HOME/.local/share/fonts:ro | |||
</syntaxhighlight> | |||
==== Possible Method: Create symlink to system fonts at <code>$HOME/.local/share/fonts</code> ==== | |||
<blockquote>'''Note:''' this method doesn't work for some flatpak applications (for example, steam)! | |||
Error: <syntaxhighlight lang="console"> | |||
$ flatpak run com.valvesoftware.Steam | |||
bwrap: Can't make symlink at /home/username/.local/share/fonts: File exists | |||
</syntaxhighlight></blockquote>Create a symlink in <code>XDG_DATA_HOME/fonts</code> pointing to <code>/run/current-system/sw/share/X11/fonts</code>, e. g. | |||
<syntaxhighlight lang="bash"> | |||
ln -s /run/current-system/sw/share/X11/fonts ~/.local/share/fonts | |||
</syntaxhighlight> | </syntaxhighlight> | ||
Now you have two options. | Now you have two options. | ||
==== Option 1: allow the Flatpaks to access the font folder and <code>/nix/store</code> ==== | ===== Option 1: allow the Flatpaks to access the font folder and <code>/nix/store</code> ===== | ||
By using the Flatpak CLI or the Flatseal Flatpak make the following directory available to all Flatpaks <code>$HOME/.local/share/fonts</code> and <code>$HOME/.icons</code> the appropriate commands for this are: | By using the Flatpak CLI or the Flatseal Flatpak make the following directory available to all Flatpaks <code>$HOME/.local/share/fonts</code> and <code>$HOME/.icons</code> the appropriate commands for this are: | ||
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==== Option 2: allow the Flatpaks to access the WHOLE filesystem ==== | ===== Option 2: allow the Flatpaks to access the WHOLE filesystem ===== | ||
Allow them access the WHOLE filesystem of yours: <code>All system files</code> in Flatseal or equivalently <code>filesystem=host</code> available to your application, the command for this is: | Allow them access the WHOLE filesystem of yours: <code>All system files</code> in Flatseal or equivalently <code>filesystem=host</code> available to your application, the command for this is: | ||