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How to change console fonts?

I consulted ChatGPT about this. He suggested the following solution:

Edit the file: /etc/vconsole.conf

Add the line: FONT=Lat2-Terminus32x16

However, this did not work. When I restarted the computer, the font
remained the same.

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On Wed, 23 Apr 2025 16:13:17 -0400, Gilberto F da Silva <gfs1989@gmx.net> wrote:

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How to change console fonts?

I consulted ChatGPT about this. He suggested the following solution:

Edit the file: /etc/vconsole.conf

Add the line: FONT=Lat2-Terminus32x16

However, this did not work. When I restarted the computer, the font
remained the same.

<snip>

$ cat /etc/vconsole.conf
FONT=lat0-16
KEYMAP=us

The kbd package is required and has the default fonts. The terminus-font is optional. The
console-setup package is also optional, but as it is required by grub2, removing it will break
systems that are not using refind to boot.

# urpmf Lat2-Terminus32x16 | sort -u console-setup:/usr/share/consolefonts/Lat2-Terminus32x16.psf.gz

Do you have the console-setup package installed?

Regards, Dave Hodgins
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Gilberto F da Silva escreveu:

David W. Hodgins escreveu:

On Wed, 23 Apr 2025 16:13:17 -0400, Gilberto F da Silva
<gfs1989@gmx.net> wrote:

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How to change console fonts?

I consulted ChatGPT about this. He suggested the following
solution:

Edit the file: /etc/vconsole.conf

Add the line: FONT=Lat2-Terminus32x16

However, this did not work. When I restarted the computer, the
font remained the same.

<snip>

$ cat /etc/vconsole.conf FONT=lat0-16 KEYMAP=us

The kbd package is required and has the default fonts. The
terminus-font is optional. The console-setup package is also
optional, but as it is required by grub2, removing it will break
systems that are not using refind to boot.

# urpmf Lat2-Terminus32x16 | sort -u
console-setup:/usr/share/consolefonts/Lat2-Terminus32x16.psf.gz

Do you have the console-setup package installed?

Thank you. You always answer my questions.

Yes. It was already installed.

$ cat /etc/vconsole.conf
FONT=Lat2-Terminus32x16
KEYMAP=us-intl

# urpmf Lat2-Terminus32x16 | sort -u console-setup:/usr/share/consolefonts/Lat2-Terminus32x16.psf.gz [root@localhost mageia9]#

ChatGPT also suggested this:
# systemctl restart systemd-vconsole-setup.service

but...

Job for systemd-vconsole-setup.service failed because the control
process exited with error code.
See "systemctl status systemd-vconsole-setup.service" and "journalctl
-xeu systemd-vconsole-setup.service" for details.

This command works but the change is not permanent.
# setfont /usr/share/consolefonts/Lat2-Terminus32x16.psf.gz

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Gilberto F da Silva

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On Thu, 24 Apr 2025 01:21:10 -0400, Gilberto F da Silva <gfs1989@gmx.net> wrote:

Gilberto F da Silva escreveu:

David W. Hodgins escreveu:

On Wed, 23 Apr 2025 16:13:17 -0400, Gilberto F da Silva
<gfs1989@gmx.net> wrote:

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How to change console fonts?

I consulted ChatGPT about this. He suggested the following
solution:

Edit the file: /etc/vconsole.conf

Add the line: FONT=Lat2-Terminus32x16

However, this did not work. When I restarted the computer, the
font remained the same.

<snip>

$ cat /etc/vconsole.conf FONT=lat0-16 KEYMAP=us

The kbd package is required and has the default fonts. The
terminus-font is optional. The console-setup package is also
optional, but as it is required by grub2, removing it will break
systems that are not using refind to boot.

# urpmf Lat2-Terminus32x16 | sort -u
console-setup:/usr/share/consolefonts/Lat2-Terminus32x16.psf.gz

Do you have the console-setup package installed?

Thank you. You always answer my questions.

Yes. It was already installed.

$ cat /etc/vconsole.conf
FONT=Lat2-Terminus32x16
KEYMAP=us-intl


# urpmf Lat2-Terminus32x16 | sort -u
console-setup:/usr/share/consolefonts/Lat2-Terminus32x16.psf.gz
[root@localhost mageia9]#

ChatGPT also suggested this:
# systemctl restart systemd-vconsole-setup.service

but...

Job for systemd-vconsole-setup.service failed because the control
process exited with error code.
See "systemctl status systemd-vconsole-setup.service" and "journalctl
-xeu systemd-vconsole-setup.service" for details.

This command works but the change is not permanent.
# setfont /usr/share/consolefonts/Lat2-Terminus32x16.psf.gz

I wonder if vconsole is only looking in the /usr/lib/kbd/consolefonts/ directory.

Try running as root,
'ln -s /usr/share/consolefonts/Lat2-Terminus32x16.psf.gz /usr/lib/kbd/consolefonts/'

If that fixes it, open a bug report to report the issue.

If that does fix the issue, systemd should be changed so /usr/lib/systemd/systemd-vconsole-setup
looks in both directories, or the font packages should change which directories their files are in,
or Mageia should add symlink setup for the files as part of the package installation.

Regards, Dave Hodgins
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On 23/04/2025 21:13, Gilberto F da Silva wrote:

How to change console fonts?

I consulted ChatGPT about this. He suggested the following solution:

Edit the file: /etc/vconsole.conf

Add the line: FONT=Lat2-Terminus32x16

However, this did not work. When I restarted the computer, the font
remained the same.

With a console open, click on three horizontal bars, top right.
Find Settings, click on Configure console. Click on a Profile and Edit.
You have a choice of fonts and font sizes, among other things.
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Registered Linux User #450547
Machine 'mozart' running Plasma 5.27.10 on 6.6.83-desktop-1.mga9 kernel.
Mageia release 9 (Official) for x86_64
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On Thu, 24 Apr 2025 14:23:55 -0400, grimble <grimble@nomail.afraid.org> wrote:

On 23/04/2025 21:13, Gilberto F da Silva wrote:

How to change console fonts?

I consulted ChatGPT about this. He suggested the following solution:

Edit the file: /etc/vconsole.conf

Add the line: FONT=Lat2-Terminus32x16

However, this did not work. When I restarted the computer, the font
remained the same.

With a console open, click on three horizontal bars, top right.
Find Settings, click on Configure console. Click on a Profile and Edit.
You have a choice of fonts and font sizes, among other things.

That's konsole, the kde terminal program. The console is what's shown if you boot to
run level 3 (aka multi-user.target) or run level 1 (rescue.target), before starting the gui.

Regards, Dave Hodgins
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David W. Hodgins wrote:

On Thu, 24 Apr 2025 01:21:10 -0400, Gilberto F da Silva
<gfs1989@gmx.net> wrote:

Gilberto F da Silva escreveu:

David W. Hodgins escreveu:

On Wed, 23 Apr 2025 16:13:17 -0400, Gilberto F da Silva
<gfs1989@gmx.net> wrote:

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How to change console fonts?

I consulted ChatGPT about this. He suggested the following
solution:

Edit the file: /etc/vconsole.conf

Add the line: FONT=Lat2-Terminus32x16

However, this did not work. When I restarted the computer,
the font remained the same.

<snip>

$ cat /etc/vconsole.conf FONT=lat0-16 KEYMAP=us

The kbd package is required and has the default fonts. The
terminus-font is optional. The console-setup package is also
optional, but as it is required by grub2, removing it will
break systems that are not using refind to boot.

# urpmf Lat2-Terminus32x16 | sort -u
console-setup:/usr/share/consolefonts/Lat2-Terminus32x16.psf.gz

Do you have the console-setup package installed?

Thank you. You always answer my questions.

Yes. It was already installed.

$ cat /etc/vconsole.conf FONT=Lat2-Terminus32x16
KEYMAP=us-intl


# urpmf Lat2-Terminus32x16 | sort -u
console-setup:/usr/share/consolefonts/Lat2-Terminus32x16.psf.gz

[root@localhost mageia9]#

ChatGPT also suggested this: # systemctl restart
systemd-vconsole-setup.service

but...

Job for systemd-vconsole-setup.service failed because the
control process exited with error code. See "systemctl status
systemd-vconsole-setup.service" and "journalctl -xeu
systemd-vconsole-setup.service" for details.

This command works but the change is not permanent. # setfont
/usr/share/consolefonts/Lat2-Terminus32x16.psf.gz

I wonder if vconsole is only looking in the
/usr/lib/kbd/consolefonts/ directory.

Try running as root, 'ln -s
/usr/share/consolefonts/Lat2-Terminus32x16.psf.gz /usr/lib/kbd/consolefonts/'

If that fixes it, open a bug report to report the issue.

If that does fix the issue, systemd should be changed so /usr/lib/systemd/systemd-vconsole-setup looks in both directories,
or the font packages should change which directories their files
are in, or Mageia should add symlink setup for the files as part of
the package installation.

Regards, Dave Hodgins

I did this and booted in two different ways.

1 - During boot I pressed the ESC key. This way the messages about
what the kernel is doing appear. The message to enter the LUKS
password appeared in text mode and with large glyphs, but to log in,
the glyphs appeared in normal size.

2 - I let the system boot, and typed the LUKS password in a text
window in graphical mode. The letters to log in appeared large, but
after logging in they returned to the default installation size.

PS: I use text mode boot (systemctl set-default multi-user)
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Abra|oos

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On 25/04/2025 01:55, David W. Hodgins wrote:

On Thu, 24 Apr 2025 14:23:55 -0400, grimble <grimble@nomail.afraid.org> wrote:

On 23/04/2025 21:13, Gilberto F da Silva wrote:

How to change console fonts?

I consulted ChatGPT about this. He suggested the following solution:

Edit the file: /etc/vconsole.conf

Add the line: FONT=Lat2-Terminus32x16

However, this did not work. When I restarted the computer, the font
remained the same.

With a console open, click on three horizontal bars, top right.
Find Settings, click on Configure console. Click on a Profile and Edit.
You have a choice of fonts and font sizes, among other things.

That's konsole, the kde terminal program. The console is what's shown if
you boot to
run level 3 (aka multi-user.target) or run level 1 (rescue.target),
before starting the gui.

Regards, Dave Hodgins

Oops. Thanks Dave, didn't realise it had a special name.
Graeme
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Machine 'Haydn' running Plasma 5.27.10 on 6.6.83-desktop-1.mga9 kernel.
Mageia release 9 (Official) for x86_64
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