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Change Console Fonts, Arch Linux
# Install terminus font
yaourt terminus-font
# Set your default font
# NOTE: You can setup the font size and codepage mappings using the font
# definition as shown below.
#
# ter-<X><SIZE><STYLE>
# where <X> is a character identifying the code page as listed bellow
# names mappings covered codepage(s)
#
# ter-1* iso01, iso15, cp1252 ISO8859-1, ISO8859-15, Windows-1252
# ter-2* iso02, cp1250 ISO8859-2, Windows-1250
# ter-7* iso07, cp1253 ISO8859-7, Windows-1253
# ter-9* iso09, cp1254 ISO8859-9, Windows-1254
# ter-c* cp1251, iso05 Windows-1251, ISO8859-5
# ter-d* iso13, cp1257 ISO8859-13, Windows-1257
# ter-g* iso16 ISO8859-16
# ter-i* cp437 IBM-437
# ter-k* koi8r KOI8-R
# ter-m* mik Bulgarian-MIK
# ter-p* pt154 Paratype-PT154
# ter-u* koi8u KOI8-U
# ter-v* all listed above all listed above and many others (about 110
# and many others language sets), 8 foreground colors
#
#
# names style
#
# ter-*n normal
# ter-*b bold
# ter-*f framebuffer-bold
echo "FONT=ter-124n" | sudo tee /etc/vconsole.conf
# Set the font to load early on so you can have the fonts when unlocking your hardrive.
sudo vim /etc/mkinitcpio.conf
# Add "consolefont" into HOOKS
# Rebuild the linux image
sudo mkinitcpio -p linux
# Reboot
sudo reboot
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