Configuring the TTY console font
Configuring the TTY console font
This is for the people that are old ;-), like me, or with 4K displays.
Font location
On Debian systems it should be: /usr/share/consolefonts On Arch Linux systems it should be: /usr/share/kbd/consolefonts
I’m always looking for something like this: UTF-8, Latin 1, Terminus, 14x28
Installation
In case Terminus font is not installed.
Debian
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sudo apt install xfonts-terminus
Arch Linux
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sudo pacman -S terminus-font
Configuration
Debian
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setfont /usr/share/consolefonts/Lat15-Terminus28x14.psf.gz
Permanent:
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dpkg-reconfigure console-setup
Or edit /etc/default/console-setup and restart.
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CHARMAP="UTF-8"
CODESET="Lat15"
FONTFACE="Terminus"
FONTSIZE="14x28"
Arch Linux
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setfont ter-132n
Permanent:
Edit /etc/vconsole.conf.
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KEYMAP=de
FONT=ter-132n
Then restart systemd-service for vconsole.
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sudo systemctl restart systemd-vconsole-setup.service
And restart for changes to take effect.
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