Fonts: Difference between revisions

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This will cause NixOS to download only the [https://github.com/ryanoasis/nerd-fonts/tree/master/patched-fonts/FiraCode Fira Code] and [https://github.com/ryanoasis/nerd-fonts/tree/master/patched-fonts/DroidSansMono Droid Sans Mono] fonts from [https://github.com/ryanoasis/nerd-fonts nerd-fonts] instead of the whole package. The relevant names can be found by looking at the file name for your relevant font on the [https://github.com/ryanoasis/nerd-fonts/releases official release page] assets.

=== Let Fontconfig know the fonts within your Nix ~~user~~ profile ===

=== Let Fontconfig know the fonts within your Nix profile ===

Nix inserts its user profile path into <code>$XDG_DATA_DIRS</code>, which Fontconfig by default doesn't look in. This cause graphical applications like KDE Plasma not able to recognize the fonts installed via <code>nix-env</code> or <code>nix profile</code>.

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<!DOCTYPE fontconfig SYSTEM "urn:fontconfig:fonts.dtd">

<dir>~~~/.local/state/nix~~/~~profile~~/~~share~~/fonts</dir>

<dir>NIX_PROFILE/lib/X11/fonts</dir>

<dir>~~~/.nix-profile~~/share/fonts</dir>

<dir>NIX_PROFILE/share/fonts</dir>

</fontconfig>

</syntaxhighlight>

and run <code>fc-cache</code>.

Alternatively, ~~set <code>~~fonts.fontconfig.enable ~~= true;</code>~~ in your Home Manager configuration.

Alternatively, [https://nix-community.github.io/home-manager/options.xhtml#opt-fonts.fontconfig.enable enable Fontconfig configuration] in your Home Manager configuration.

=== Imperative installation of user fonts ===

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 This will cause NixOS to download only the [https://github.com/ryanoasis/nerd-fonts/tree/master/patched-fonts/FiraCode Fira Code] and [https://github.com/ryanoasis/nerd-fonts/tree/master/patched-fonts/DroidSansMono Droid Sans Mono] fonts from [https://github.com/ryanoasis/nerd-fonts nerd-fonts] instead of the whole package. The relevant names can be found by looking at the file name for your relevant font on the [https://github.com/ryanoasis/nerd-fonts/releases official release page] assets.
-=== Let Fontconfig know the fonts within your Nix user profile ===
+=== Let Fontconfig know the fonts within your Nix profile ===
 Nix inserts its user profile path into <code>$XDG_DATA_DIRS</code>, which Fontconfig by default doesn't look in. This cause graphical applications like KDE Plasma not able to recognize the fonts installed via <code>nix-env</code> or <code>nix profile</code>.
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 <!DOCTYPE fontconfig SYSTEM "urn:fontconfig:fonts.dtd">
 <fontconfig>
-   <!-- Only if use-xdg-base-directories is enabled in your nix.conf; use your own $XDG_STATE_HOME in place of ~/.local/state -->
+   <!-- NIX_PROFILE is the path to your Nix profile. See Nix Reference Manual for details. -->
-   <dir>~/.local/state/nix/profile/share/fonts</dir>
+   <dir>NIX_PROFILE/lib/X11/fonts</dir>
-   <dir>~/.nix-profile/share/fonts</dir>
+   <dir>NIX_PROFILE/share/fonts</dir>
 </fontconfig>
 </syntaxhighlight>
 and run <code>fc-cache</code>.
-Alternatively, set <code>fonts.fontconfig.enable = true;</code> in your Home Manager configuration.
+Alternatively, [https://nix-community.github.io/home-manager/options.xhtml#opt-fonts.fontconfig.enable enable Fontconfig configuration] in your Home Manager configuration.
 === Imperative installation of user fonts ===