I have been using different distributions in my machines. A term which is called in our linux community distrohopping.
On different distributions/machines, it’s pain to collect packages you can’t live without. For me and maybe for you too, the fonts are the part of OS which at least I care about the most.
Fonts path
Different linux distributions package fonts in with different names. So I decided to add the fonts to my dotfiles. And yeah now I’m happy. On any new machine/installation, I don’t need to install those fonts.
Here is the path I have added the fonts which almost all distributions accept today. And it’s easy to maintain them too.
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$ ls ~/.local/share/fonts
awesome Tamzen7x13b.pt3
brands Tamzen7x13b.ttf
DejaVuMathTeXGyre.ttf Tamzen7x13r-13.fnt
DejaVuSans-BoldOblique.ttf Tamzen7x13r.afm
DejaVuSans-Bold.ttf Tamzen7x13r.bdf
DejaVuSansCondensed-BoldOblique.ttf Tamzen7x13r.dfont
DejaVuSansCondensed-Bold.ttf Tamzen7x13r.pcf
DejaVuSansCondensed-Oblique.ttf Tamzen7x13r.png
DejaVuSansCondensed.ttf Tamzen7x13r.pt3
DejaVuSans-ExtraLight.ttf Tamzen7x13r.ttf
DejaVuSansMono-BoldOblique.ttf Tamzen7x14b-14.fnt
DejaVuSansMono-Bold.ttf Tamzen7x14b.afm
DejaVuSansMono-Oblique.ttf Tamzen7x14b.bdf
DejaVuSansMono.ttf Tamzen7x14b.dfont
DejaVuSans-Oblique.ttf Tamzen7x14b.pcf
DejaVuSans.ttf Tamzen7x14b.png
DejaVuSerif-BoldItalic.ttf Tamzen7x14b.pt3
DejaVuSerif-Bold.ttf Tamzen7x14b.ttf
DejaVuSerifCondensed-BoldItalic.ttf Tamzen7x14r-14.fnt
DejaVuSerifCondensed-Bold.ttf Tamzen7x14r.afm
DejaVuSerifCondensed-Italic.ttf Tamzen7x14r.bdf
DejaVuSerifCondensed.ttf Tamzen7x14r.dfont
DejaVuSerif-Italic.ttf Tamzen7x14r.pcf
DejaVuSerif.ttf Tamzen7x14r.png
devicons-regular.sh Tamzen7x14r.pt3
devicons-regular.ttf Tamzen7x14r.ttf
DroidSansFallbackFull.ttf Tamzen8x15b-15.fnt
'Font Awesome 5 Brands-Regular-400.otf' Tamzen8x15b.afm
'Font Awesome 5 Free-Regular-400.otf' Tamzen8x15b.bdf
'Font Awesome 5 Free-Solid-900.otf' Tamzen8x15b.dfont
fontawesome-regular.sh Tamzen8x15b.pcf
fontawesome-regular.ttf Tamzen8x15b.png
fontawesome-webfont.ttf Tamzen8x15b.pt3
fonts.dir Tamzen8x15b.ttf
Lato-BlackItalic.ttf Tamzen8x15r-15.fnt
Lato-Black.ttf Tamzen8x15r.afm
Lato-BoldItalic.ttf Tamzen8x15r.bdf
Lato-Bold.ttf Tamzen8x15r.dfont
Lato-HairlineItalic.ttf Tamzen8x15r.pcf
Lato-Hairline.ttf Tamzen8x15r.png
Lato-HeavyItalic.ttf Tamzen8x15r.pt3
Lato-Heavy.ttf Tamzen8x15r.ttf
Lato-Italic.ttf Tamzen8x16b-16.fnt
Lato-LightItalic.ttf Tamzen8x16b.afm
Lato-Light.ttf Tamzen8x16b.bdf
Lato-MediumItalic.ttf Tamzen8x16b.dfont
Lato-Medium.ttf Tamzen8x16b.pcf
Lato-Regular.ttf Tamzen8x16b.png
Lato-SemiboldItalic.ttf Tamzen8x16b.pt3
Lato-Semibold.ttf Tamzen8x16b.ttf
Lato-ThinItalic.ttf Tamzen8x16r-16.fnt
Lato-Thin.ttf Tamzen8x16r.afm
LiberationMono-BoldItalic.ttf Tamzen8x16r.bdf
LiberationMono-Bold.ttf Tamzen8x16r.dfont
LiberationMono-Italic.ttf Tamzen8x16r.pcf
LiberationMono-Regular.ttf Tamzen8x16r.png
LiberationSans-BoldItalic.ttf Tamzen8x16r.pt3
LiberationSans-Bold.ttf Tamzen8x16r.ttf
LiberationSans-Italic.ttf TamzenForPowerline10x20b-20.fnt
LiberationSansNarrow-BoldItalic.ttf TamzenForPowerline10x20b.afm
LiberationSansNarrow-Bold.ttf TamzenForPowerline10x20b.bdf
LiberationSansNarrow-Italic.ttf TamzenForPowerline10x20b.dfont
LiberationSansNarrow-Regular.ttf TamzenForPowerline10x20b.pcf
LiberationSans-Regular.ttf TamzenForPowerline10x20b.png
LiberationSerif-BoldItalic.ttf TamzenForPowerline10x20b.pt3
LiberationSerif-Bold.ttf TamzenForPowerline10x20r-20.fnt
LiberationSerif-Italic.ttf TamzenForPowerline10x20r.afm
LiberationSerif-Regular.ttf TamzenForPowerline10x20r.bdf
NafeesWeb.ttf TamzenForPowerline10x20r.dfont
NotoMono-Regular.ttf TamzenForPowerline10x20r.pcf
octicons-regular.sh TamzenForPowerline10x20r.png
octicons-regular.ttf TamzenForPowerline10x20r.pt3
pomicons-regular.sh TamzenForPowerline5x9b-9.fnt
pomicons-regular.ttf TamzenForPowerline5x9b.afm
Powerline10x20.bdf TamzenForPowerline5x9b.bdf
Powerline5x9.bdf TamzenForPowerline5x9b.dfont
Powerline6x12.bdf TamzenForPowerline5x9b.pcf
Powerline7x13.bdf TamzenForPowerline5x9b.png
Powerline7x14.bdf TamzenForPowerline5x9b.pt3
Powerline8x15.bdf TamzenForPowerline5x9r-9.fnt
Powerline8x16.bdf TamzenForPowerline5x9r.afm
regular TamzenForPowerline5x9r.bdf
siji.pcf TamzenForPowerline5x9r.dfont
solid TamzenForPowerline5x9r.pcf
Symbola_Hinted.ttf TamzenForPowerline5x9r.png
Symbola.ttf TamzenForPowerline5x9r.pt3
Tamsyn10x20b.pcf TamzenForPowerline6x12b-12.fnt
Tamsyn10x20b.psf.gz TamzenForPowerline6x12b.afm
Tamsyn10x20r.pcf TamzenForPowerline6x12b.bdf
Tamsyn10x20r.psf.gz TamzenForPowerline6x12b.dfont
Tamsyn5x9b.pcf TamzenForPowerline6x12b.pcf
Tamsyn5x9b.psf.gz TamzenForPowerline6x12b.png
Tamsyn5x9r.pcf TamzenForPowerline6x12b.pt3
Tamsyn5x9r.psf.gz TamzenForPowerline6x12r-12.fnt
Tamsyn6x12b.pcf TamzenForPowerline6x12r.afm
Tamsyn6x12b.psf.gz TamzenForPowerline6x12r.bdf
Tamsyn6x12r.pcf TamzenForPowerline6x12r.dfont
Tamsyn6x12r.psf.gz TamzenForPowerline6x12r.pcf
Tamsyn7x13b.pcf TamzenForPowerline6x12r.png
Tamsyn7x13b.psf.gz TamzenForPowerline6x12r.pt3
Tamsyn7x13r.pcf TamzenForPowerline7x13b-13.fnt
Tamsyn7x13r.psf.gz TamzenForPowerline7x13b.afm
Tamsyn7x14b.pcf TamzenForPowerline7x13b.bdf
Tamsyn7x14b.psf.gz TamzenForPowerline7x13b.dfont
Tamsyn7x14r.pcf TamzenForPowerline7x13b.pcf
Tamsyn7x14r.psf.gz TamzenForPowerline7x13b.png
Tamsyn8x15b.pcf TamzenForPowerline7x13b.pt3
Tamsyn8x15b.psf.gz TamzenForPowerline7x13r-13.fnt
Tamsyn8x15r.pcf TamzenForPowerline7x13r.afm
Tamsyn8x15r.psf.gz TamzenForPowerline7x13r.bdf
Tamsyn8x16b.pcf TamzenForPowerline7x13r.dfont
Tamsyn8x16b.psf.gz TamzenForPowerline7x13r.pcf
Tamsyn8x16r.pcf TamzenForPowerline7x13r.png
Tamsyn8x16r.psf.gz TamzenForPowerline7x13r.pt3
Tamzen10x20b-20.fnt TamzenForPowerline7x14b-14.fnt
Tamzen10x20b.afm TamzenForPowerline7x14b.afm
Tamzen10x20b.bdf TamzenForPowerline7x14b.bdf
Tamzen10x20b.dfont TamzenForPowerline7x14b.dfont
Tamzen10x20b.pcf TamzenForPowerline7x14b.pcf
Tamzen10x20b.png TamzenForPowerline7x14b.png
Tamzen10x20b.pt3 TamzenForPowerline7x14b.pt3
Tamzen10x20b.ttf TamzenForPowerline7x14r-14.fnt
Tamzen10x20r-20.fnt TamzenForPowerline7x14r.afm
Tamzen10x20r.afm TamzenForPowerline7x14r.bdf
Tamzen10x20r.bdf TamzenForPowerline7x14r.dfont
Tamzen10x20r.dfont TamzenForPowerline7x14r.pcf
Tamzen10x20r.pcf TamzenForPowerline7x14r.png
Tamzen10x20r.png TamzenForPowerline7x14r.pt3
Tamzen10x20r.pt3 TamzenForPowerline8x15b-15.fnt
Tamzen10x20r.ttf TamzenForPowerline8x15b.afm
Tamzen5x9b-9.fnt TamzenForPowerline8x15b.bdf
Tamzen5x9b.afm TamzenForPowerline8x15b.dfont
Tamzen5x9b.bdf TamzenForPowerline8x15b.pcf
Tamzen5x9b.dfont TamzenForPowerline8x15b.png
Tamzen5x9b.pcf TamzenForPowerline8x15b.pt3
Tamzen5x9b.png TamzenForPowerline8x15r-15.fnt
Tamzen5x9b.pt3 TamzenForPowerline8x15r.afm
Tamzen5x9b.ttf TamzenForPowerline8x15r.bdf
Tamzen5x9r-9.fnt TamzenForPowerline8x15r.dfont
Tamzen5x9r.afm TamzenForPowerline8x15r.pcf
Tamzen5x9r.bdf TamzenForPowerline8x15r.png
Tamzen5x9r.dfont TamzenForPowerline8x15r.pt3
Tamzen5x9r.pcf TamzenForPowerline8x16b-16.fnt
Tamzen5x9r.png TamzenForPowerline8x16b.afm
Tamzen5x9r.pt3 TamzenForPowerline8x16b.bdf
Tamzen5x9r.ttf TamzenForPowerline8x16b.dfont
Tamzen6x12b-12.fnt TamzenForPowerline8x16b.pcf
Tamzen6x12b.afm TamzenForPowerline8x16b.png
Tamzen6x12b.bdf TamzenForPowerline8x16b.pt3
Tamzen6x12b.dfont TamzenForPowerline8x16r-16.fnt
Tamzen6x12b.pcf TamzenForPowerline8x16r.afm
Tamzen6x12b.png TamzenForPowerline8x16r.bdf
Tamzen6x12b.pt3 TamzenForPowerline8x16r.dfont
Tamzen6x12b.ttf TamzenForPowerline8x16r.pcf
Tamzen6x12r-12.fnt TamzenForPowerline8x16r.png
Tamzen6x12r.afm TamzenForPowerline8x16r.pt3
Tamzen6x12r.bdf VeraBd.ttf
Tamzen6x12r.dfont VeraBI.ttf
Tamzen6x12r.pcf VeraIt.ttf
Tamzen6x12r.png VeraMoBd.ttf
Tamzen6x12r.pt3 VeraMoBI.ttf
Tamzen6x12r.ttf VeraMoIt.ttf
Tamzen7x13b-13.fnt VeraMono.ttf
Tamzen7x13b.afm VeraSeBd.ttf
Tamzen7x13b.bdf VeraSe.ttf
Tamzen7x13b.dfont Vera.ttf
Tamzen7x13b.pcf VL-Gothic-Regular.ttf
Tamzen7x13b.png VL-PGothic-Regular.ttf
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There you can see directories also exist. Just make sure they are world readable. Else they won’t work.
So now you have an idea how to save them. I installed them when I was on Arch Linux and never installed a single font again in my machine running Debian.
How to get fonts?
Well, As I said I have installed most of the fonts from Arch Linux official/community and AUR and some I downloaded from internet different websites.
Just install them and create these directories if they already don’t exist.
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$ mkdir -p ~/.local/share/fonts
$ find / -name '*.ttf' -o -name '*.psf' -o -name '*.bdf' -o -name '*.fnt' -o -name '*.ttf' -o -name '*.pcf' -exec cp {} ~/.local/share/fonts \;
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Load/reload fonts
After copying the files, we have to load them.
Autoload fonts on boot
Put this file in session starting file. Like .Xsession or if you’re using xorg-xinit to start your Desktop Environment or Windows Manager then put it into ~/.xinitrc.
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$ xset +fp ~/.local/share/fonts
$ xset fp rehash
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Still have problems? Just lemme know in comments section and I’ll be happy to assist you.