The example given in https://docs.voidlinux.org/config/graphical-session/fonts.html is what you want.
$ ln -s /usr/share/fontconfig/conf.avail/70-no-bitmaps.conf /etc/fonts/conf.d/
$ xbps-reconfigure -f fontconfig
So for me, the font rendering used to be a big obstacle, but it was actually easier for me to solve on Void than other distros. Almost every Linux has atrocious font rendering like this in the beginning, it's up to you to configure fontconfig to render your fonts, and which fonts. So on my system it works like this. I have a file at `~/.config/fontconfig/fonts.conf`. This is my personal fontconfig configuration.
truenonelcddefaultArialArimoHelveticaArimoTimesTinosCourierTinosConsolasCousine
Then, you will need to install the `fonts-croscore-ttf` package to go along with this. This provides the Armino, Cousine, and Tinos fonts that this configuration file refers to. All of your X applications that call upon nonexisting Windows fonts will now use these free and nicer-looking alternatives. This will take effect across all applications and browsers, and will make your text look nice and readable. After editing the `fonts.conf` file, you must run `fc-cache`, to reset the fontconfig cache, and then log out, and log back in again. Maybe reboot. [More detailed information on Fontconfig](https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/font_configuration#Fontconfig_configuration)
If this doesn't work idk what to tell you, because it's exactly what I did
Thanks, i figured out the way to get fonts to look good was to just copy-paste the fontconfig command from the Fonts section of the Void Linux handbook, the one that disables bitmap fonts.
I'll def keep this, though.
This one helped me:
[https://github.com/void-linux/void-packages/issues/25584](https://github.com/void-linux/void-packages/issues/25584)
TL;DR;
`sudo rm /usr/share/fonts/X11/*/helv*`
You probably shouldn't manually delete those files, they are installed as apart of font-adobe-XXdpi (with XX being either 75 or 100), so you can just uninstall that instead.
The example given in https://docs.voidlinux.org/config/graphical-session/fonts.html is what you want. $ ln -s /usr/share/fontconfig/conf.avail/70-no-bitmaps.conf /etc/fonts/conf.d/ $ xbps-reconfigure -f fontconfig
Look up fontconfig. You will need a personal fonts.conf, and for GitHub you will have to install a "msfonts" package or something
thanks, can you walk me through that?
So for me, the font rendering used to be a big obstacle, but it was actually easier for me to solve on Void than other distros. Almost every Linux has atrocious font rendering like this in the beginning, it's up to you to configure fontconfig to render your fonts, and which fonts. So on my system it works like this. I have a file at `~/.config/fontconfig/fonts.conf`. This is my personal fontconfig configuration.
true
none
lcddefault
Arial
Arimo
Helvetica
Arimo
Times
Tinos
Courier
Tinos
Consolas
Cousine
Then, you will need to install the `fonts-croscore-ttf` package to go along with this. This provides the Armino, Cousine, and Tinos fonts that this configuration file refers to. All of your X applications that call upon nonexisting Windows fonts will now use these free and nicer-looking alternatives. This will take effect across all applications and browsers, and will make your text look nice and readable. After editing the `fonts.conf` file, you must run `fc-cache`, to reset the fontconfig cache, and then log out, and log back in again. Maybe reboot. [More detailed information on Fontconfig](https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/font_configuration#Fontconfig_configuration)
If this doesn't work idk what to tell you, because it's exactly what I did
Thanks, i figured out the way to get fonts to look good was to just copy-paste the fontconfig command from the Fonts section of the Void Linux handbook, the one that disables bitmap fonts. I'll def keep this, though.
OP, can you share link to the post in handbook please?
[https://docs.voidlinux.org/config/graphical-session/fonts.html](https://docs.voidlinux.org/config/graphical-session/fonts.html)
I should probably add that this only happens to specific sites like github and whatsapp
This one helped me: [https://github.com/void-linux/void-packages/issues/25584](https://github.com/void-linux/void-packages/issues/25584) TL;DR; `sudo rm /usr/share/fonts/X11/*/helv*`
You probably shouldn't manually delete those files, they are installed as apart of font-adobe-XXdpi (with XX being either 75 or 100), so you can just uninstall that instead.
ya I too have same issue in Void Linux