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Noto Emoji for arch linux!
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#!/bin/sh | |
set -e | |
if [[ $(id -u) -ne 0 ]] ; then echo "Please run as root" ; exit 1 ; fi | |
echo "Setting up Noto Emoji font..." | |
# 1 - install noto-fonts-emoji package | |
pacman -S noto-fonts-emoji --needed | |
# pacman -S powerline-fonts --needed | |
echo "Recommended system font: inconsolata regular (ttf-inconsolata or powerline-fonts)" | |
# 2 - add font config to /etc/fonts/conf.d/01-notosans.conf | |
echo "<?xml version="1.0"?> | |
<!DOCTYPE fontconfig SYSTEM "fonts.dtd"> | |
<fontconfig> | |
<alias> | |
<family>sans-serif</family> | |
<prefer> | |
<family>Noto Sans</family> | |
<family>Noto Color Emoji</family> | |
<family>Noto Emoji</family> | |
<family>DejaVu Sans</family> | |
</prefer> | |
</alias> | |
<alias> | |
<family>serif</family> | |
<prefer> | |
<family>Noto Serif</family> | |
<family>Noto Color Emoji</family> | |
<family>Noto Emoji</family> | |
<family>DejaVu Serif</family> | |
</prefer> | |
</alias> | |
<alias> | |
<family>monospace</family> | |
<prefer> | |
<family>Noto Mono</family> | |
<family>Noto Color Emoji</family> | |
<family>Noto Emoji</family> | |
<family>DejaVu Sans Mono</family> | |
</prefer> | |
</alias> | |
</fontconfig>" > /etc/fonts/local.conf | |
# 3 - update font cache via fc-cache | |
fc-cache | |
echo "Noto Emoji Font installed! You may need to restart applications like chrome. If chrome displays no symbols or no letters, your default font contains emojis." | |
echo "consider inconsolata regular" |
I edited it because it wasn't working for me. Syntax errors.
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