JetBrains Runtime workaround for fonts on Linux

fonts.md

Try this workaround:

• download new JetBrains Runtime
• switch to it
• add -Djava2d.font.loadFontConf=false JVM option

Worked for me. Thanks!

Thanks!

Works, thank you!

Yep, works!

Works with Ubuntu 16.04!!! Thanks!

Thank you!

Please also vote for https://youtrack.jetbrains.com/issue/JRE-205

Thanx

Just search into IDE folder for "/jre/lib/fonts/fonts.conf" open it on any text editor and remove the value of weight to empty like this https://youtrack.jetbrains.com/issue/JRE-205#comment=27-2064737
then your font is going to be fine again. Work on Ubuntu 16.04.

Thank you. Worked perfectly.

Thank you!

works fine

Thanks! It works. How can I find a newer runtime version of this one?

Perfect, thank you! Works like a charm!

Thank you for this, IntelliJ IDEA 2017.1 was totally broken either with bundled JRE and Oracle JDK 1.8.0_121 👍

Thanks! It works for me.

Thank you. 👍

Thanks.

Thanks, this really works!

Genius! Thanks.

Would've been nice to explain how to set custom JVM options. It's nowhere in app settings.
I found this page, which tells where it is... it's very unexpectedly hidden in the "Help" menu:

https://intellij-support.jetbrains.com/hc/en-us/articles/206544869-Configuring-JVM-options-and-platform-properties

Thank God! You saved my day!

I just switched to OpenJDK 1.8 and it seems not to have messy font config files. Worked for me straight away after the switch. Will keep a note of this method, though!

Thanks, it works for me

Works on Pycharm + Xubuntu. Thanks!

Works on PyCharm + Ubuntu 16.04. Thanks!

Thanks, it works !

Works on Linux MInt 19.1 + Pycharm 2018.3
In case you wonder how to fullfill task 1 (download & install JetBrains Runtime), this site might be helpful:
https://intellij-support.jetbrains.com/hc/en-us/articles/206544879-Selecting-the-JDK-version-the-IDE-will-run-under