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linux/font configuration: added ttf font installation
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This configuration requires some fonts that are not necessarily present in any
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Linux installation so they may have to be installed.
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Follow the section on [adding new fonts](#adding-new-font) and
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Follow the section on [adding new fonts](#adding-new-font-to-configuration) and
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[recommended fonts](#recommended-fonts) as needed.
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## Usage
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This section addresses important commands and packages for the configuration of
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fonts.
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### Add TTF Font
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A font can be added to the local users fonts using a `.ttf` file.
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The file has to be copied into the local fonts directory `~/.local/share/fonts`.
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Afterwards the [cache should be reloaded](#reload-the-cache).
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Finally the font can be [found](#list-or-find-font-family).
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### Reload the Cache
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The cache needs to be reloaded in certain situations like after a new font
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has been added.
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This can be achieved by the following command.
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```sh
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fc-cache -f -c
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```
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### List or Find Font Family
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A list of all fonts can be displayed using the command `fc-match -a`.
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This will display a list of font families that match best with the given search
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term.
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### Adding New Font
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### Adding New Font to Configuration
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A new font can be added by placing its name inside `<family>`/`</family>`-tags.
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Make sure to place it inside the correct [font family](/wiki/font.md#typefaces).
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If you want to add a font into the configuration make sure its name
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[matches](#list-or-find-font-family) correctly.
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### Recommended Fonts
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In this section various fonts are listed for the different typefaces.
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Make sure to follow [the adding new fonts section](#adding-new-font) after
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Make sure to follow [the adding new fonts section](#adding-new-font-to-configuration) after
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installing new fonts.
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#### Monospace
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[JoyPixels](https://joypixels.com) feature many emoji icons.
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The fonts can be obtained from their [website](https://joypixels.com/download)
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or for most distributions from the `ttf-joypixels` package.
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#### Special Fonts
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This section lists some fonts that are good in certain situations but are not
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intended to be used as day-to-day font.
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- [MagicMedieval & MagicSymbols](http://www.thealmightyguru.com/GameFonts/Series-MagicTheGathering.html)
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are fonts that are similar to the font used in the game
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[Magic: The Gathering](/wiki/games/magic%3A_the_gathering.md).
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An overview of the glyphs can be found in a
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[StackExchange post by Cicada](https://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/570890/how-can-i-typeset-magic-the-gathering-symbols-using-the-pifont-package-in-latex).
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