Re: [gentoo-user] Re: font missing

[John P. Burkett]

reader@×××××××.com wrote:
> "John P. Burkett" <burkett@×××.edu> writes:
>
>> Suggestions for recovering the old "10x20" font would be appreciated.
>
> I had the same problem but was able to view from an old backup of var
> in a previous OS install what was installed.
>
> It showed 38 packages.... I'd also like to know what specific fonts
> are in which package.
>
> But I just installed a few from the list.
>
> This is a guess but I think it was
>   media-fonts/font-sony-misc that supplied the missing 10x20 and mine
> was also missing 9x15.
>
> Be warned that the above pkg is JUST a GUESS... since I installed
> several pkgs and found no way to really tell what is in them.
>
> Even equery files <font-pkg> doesn't tell you since the naming
> apparently changes somewhere between files installed and actual fonts
> available.
>
>
> The entire list I now have installed is listed below in case the guess
> above is wrong.  One in that bunch has it.  Look in:
>
>   /var/db/pkg/media-fonts to see what is already installed.
>
> Severl of those listed below will almost certainly be there.  So maybe
> it will narrow it down for you a bit.
>
> ===================================================
> font-misc-meltho-1.0.0
> font-sony-misc-1.0.0
> font-adobe-100dpi-1.0.0
> font-misc-misc-1.0.0
> font-sun-misc-1.0.0
> font-adobe-75dpi-1.0.0
> font-mutt-misc-1.0.0
> font-util-1.0.1
> font-alias-1.0.1
> font-schumacher-misc-1.0.0
> gnu-gs-fonts-std-8.11
>

Thank you very much for your helpful response.  Emerging font-misc-misc
solved the problem for me. :-)

Best regards,
John




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John P. Burkett
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