Objective: Configure the Locale setting on Arch Linux. Difficulty: Easy Note: The locale setting is important for displaying fonts properly on a Linux system, especially if you are using curses/terminal based applications with unusual symbols. Your locale setting can change after being set at install if you later add a window manager, or if it […]
Tag: Arch
Install Nerd Font on Arch Linux
Objective Manually Install a Nerd Font on arch Linux for use with a terminal emulator. NOTE: This method bypasses the method recommended on the Arch Wiki, which uses pacman package manager to manage installed fonts. This is useful for situations were you want to use a font (ie Nerd Font), that does not have a […]
Change Font in Alacritty
Objective Configure the Alacritty terminal emulator to use a custom font Difficulty Easy Prerequisites Install of Linux (I use arch: https://archlinux.org/) xorg/Window Manager (I will use i3 for this example) Alacritty Terminal Emulator Text Editor (I use Micro, highly recommend for quick edits in the terminal) Steps: 1. Choose a font you would like to […]