How do I change the font or the font size in the TTY (console)?
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I am using Ubuntu 12.04. Recently, the font size for all of my TTYs became much larger.
How can I change the font size back to the default?
fonts tty
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I am using Ubuntu 12.04. Recently, the font size for all of my TTYs became much larger.
How can I change the font size back to the default?
fonts tty
You mean thegnome-terminal
or the TTY accessed withCtrl+Alt+F1
, etc.?
– ish
Aug 8 '12 at 0:35
5
I mean the TTY.
– Aaron Hill
Aug 8 '12 at 0:44
add a comment |
I am using Ubuntu 12.04. Recently, the font size for all of my TTYs became much larger.
How can I change the font size back to the default?
fonts tty
I am using Ubuntu 12.04. Recently, the font size for all of my TTYs became much larger.
How can I change the font size back to the default?
fonts tty
fonts tty
edited Oct 8 '12 at 4:35
Jorge Castro
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asked Aug 8 '12 at 0:34
Aaron HillAaron Hill
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You mean thegnome-terminal
or the TTY accessed withCtrl+Alt+F1
, etc.?
– ish
Aug 8 '12 at 0:35
5
I mean the TTY.
– Aaron Hill
Aug 8 '12 at 0:44
add a comment |
You mean thegnome-terminal
or the TTY accessed withCtrl+Alt+F1
, etc.?
– ish
Aug 8 '12 at 0:35
5
I mean the TTY.
– Aaron Hill
Aug 8 '12 at 0:44
You mean the
gnome-terminal
or the TTY accessed with Ctrl+Alt+F1
, etc.?– ish
Aug 8 '12 at 0:35
You mean the
gnome-terminal
or the TTY accessed with Ctrl+Alt+F1
, etc.?– ish
Aug 8 '12 at 0:35
5
5
I mean the TTY.
– Aaron Hill
Aug 8 '12 at 0:44
I mean the TTY.
– Aaron Hill
Aug 8 '12 at 0:44
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To adjust the font/font-size used for the TTY, run sudo dpkg-reconfigure console-setup
, which will guide you through the steps to choose a font and font-size:
Choose the default
UTF-8
, and press Tab to go highlight OK and then press Enter to go to the next step. (You can press it again and highlightCancel
to go back.)
Choose the default
Combined - Latin, ...
option ("Latin" includes the English alphabet) and proceed to step 3:
Select the font - be sure to read the notes above on the visual effect different fonts can have:
Select the font size:
Now you will exit
console-setup
; as the displayed message says, the new settings will be effective after reboot. To apply immediately, open a TTY and runsetupcon
.
Running this command first prompts me to select an encoding, where I choose UTF-8. On the next screen, where I am prompted to select a character set, there is no option for any kind of English character set.
– Aaron Hill
Aug 8 '12 at 0:55
5
You should be fine with theCombined - Latin...
default. "Latin" is the English character set. From wikipedia: The term Latin alphabet may refer to either the alphabet used to write Latin (as described in this article), or other alphabets based on the Latin script, which is the basic set of letters common to the various alphabets descended from the classical Latin one, such as the English alphabet.
– ish
Aug 8 '12 at 1:01
6
@qed, in step #3, if you selectTerminus
instead ofFixed
, there are larger font sizes to choose from.
– Afilu
Jul 18 '17 at 21:41
2
What if I want to use another font I downloaded instead of the ones listed?
– tyjkenn
Aug 30 '17 at 17:16
3
@tyjkenn You can only use bitmap fonts so if you want to use your own font then you have to find a bitmap version of it. For example the packagefonts-ubuntu-font-family-console
contains the bitmap versions of the ubuntu font-family.
– hexman
Dec 13 '17 at 14:48
|
show 4 more comments
Using GRUB_GFXPAYLOAD_LINUX
First, install xrandr
and run it:
$ sudo apt-get install xrandr
$ xrandr
The available screen modes are listed.
Now, edit /etc/default/grub
:
$ sudo nano /etc/default/grub
Assuming a previously unedited file, make the following changes:
The variable GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT
should contain at least nomodeset
, perhaps in addition to quiet
and splash
on desktop systems.
GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="nomodeset"
On server systems, uncomment GRUB_TERMINAL=console
to see more messages passing during boot before entering in the graphics console.
Leave this line as a comment:
#GRUB_GFXMODE=640x480
At the end of the file, add a line:
GRUB_GFXPAYLOAD_LINUX=1280x1024x16
or replace the value by any other (comma separated) mode(s) that is(are) supported by your hardware. The values text
, keep
, auto
, vga
and ask
should also work.
Finally, after saving the edited /etc/default/grub
with Ctrl+O and exiting it with Ctrl+X, issue the following commands:
$ sudo update-grub
$ sudo reboot
This answer will also work to decrease the resolution and/or refresh rate or frame buffer frequency on down-clocked systems. CRT monitors typically show flickering stripes when the refresh frequency is too high.
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To adjust the font/font-size used for the TTY, run sudo dpkg-reconfigure console-setup
, which will guide you through the steps to choose a font and font-size:
Choose the default
UTF-8
, and press Tab to go highlight OK and then press Enter to go to the next step. (You can press it again and highlightCancel
to go back.)
Choose the default
Combined - Latin, ...
option ("Latin" includes the English alphabet) and proceed to step 3:
Select the font - be sure to read the notes above on the visual effect different fonts can have:
Select the font size:
Now you will exit
console-setup
; as the displayed message says, the new settings will be effective after reboot. To apply immediately, open a TTY and runsetupcon
.
Running this command first prompts me to select an encoding, where I choose UTF-8. On the next screen, where I am prompted to select a character set, there is no option for any kind of English character set.
– Aaron Hill
Aug 8 '12 at 0:55
5
You should be fine with theCombined - Latin...
default. "Latin" is the English character set. From wikipedia: The term Latin alphabet may refer to either the alphabet used to write Latin (as described in this article), or other alphabets based on the Latin script, which is the basic set of letters common to the various alphabets descended from the classical Latin one, such as the English alphabet.
– ish
Aug 8 '12 at 1:01
6
@qed, in step #3, if you selectTerminus
instead ofFixed
, there are larger font sizes to choose from.
– Afilu
Jul 18 '17 at 21:41
2
What if I want to use another font I downloaded instead of the ones listed?
– tyjkenn
Aug 30 '17 at 17:16
3
@tyjkenn You can only use bitmap fonts so if you want to use your own font then you have to find a bitmap version of it. For example the packagefonts-ubuntu-font-family-console
contains the bitmap versions of the ubuntu font-family.
– hexman
Dec 13 '17 at 14:48
|
show 4 more comments
To adjust the font/font-size used for the TTY, run sudo dpkg-reconfigure console-setup
, which will guide you through the steps to choose a font and font-size:
Choose the default
UTF-8
, and press Tab to go highlight OK and then press Enter to go to the next step. (You can press it again and highlightCancel
to go back.)
Choose the default
Combined - Latin, ...
option ("Latin" includes the English alphabet) and proceed to step 3:
Select the font - be sure to read the notes above on the visual effect different fonts can have:
Select the font size:
Now you will exit
console-setup
; as the displayed message says, the new settings will be effective after reboot. To apply immediately, open a TTY and runsetupcon
.
Running this command first prompts me to select an encoding, where I choose UTF-8. On the next screen, where I am prompted to select a character set, there is no option for any kind of English character set.
– Aaron Hill
Aug 8 '12 at 0:55
5
You should be fine with theCombined - Latin...
default. "Latin" is the English character set. From wikipedia: The term Latin alphabet may refer to either the alphabet used to write Latin (as described in this article), or other alphabets based on the Latin script, which is the basic set of letters common to the various alphabets descended from the classical Latin one, such as the English alphabet.
– ish
Aug 8 '12 at 1:01
6
@qed, in step #3, if you selectTerminus
instead ofFixed
, there are larger font sizes to choose from.
– Afilu
Jul 18 '17 at 21:41
2
What if I want to use another font I downloaded instead of the ones listed?
– tyjkenn
Aug 30 '17 at 17:16
3
@tyjkenn You can only use bitmap fonts so if you want to use your own font then you have to find a bitmap version of it. For example the packagefonts-ubuntu-font-family-console
contains the bitmap versions of the ubuntu font-family.
– hexman
Dec 13 '17 at 14:48
|
show 4 more comments
To adjust the font/font-size used for the TTY, run sudo dpkg-reconfigure console-setup
, which will guide you through the steps to choose a font and font-size:
Choose the default
UTF-8
, and press Tab to go highlight OK and then press Enter to go to the next step. (You can press it again and highlightCancel
to go back.)
Choose the default
Combined - Latin, ...
option ("Latin" includes the English alphabet) and proceed to step 3:
Select the font - be sure to read the notes above on the visual effect different fonts can have:
Select the font size:
Now you will exit
console-setup
; as the displayed message says, the new settings will be effective after reboot. To apply immediately, open a TTY and runsetupcon
.
To adjust the font/font-size used for the TTY, run sudo dpkg-reconfigure console-setup
, which will guide you through the steps to choose a font and font-size:
Choose the default
UTF-8
, and press Tab to go highlight OK and then press Enter to go to the next step. (You can press it again and highlightCancel
to go back.)
Choose the default
Combined - Latin, ...
option ("Latin" includes the English alphabet) and proceed to step 3:
Select the font - be sure to read the notes above on the visual effect different fonts can have:
Select the font size:
Now you will exit
console-setup
; as the displayed message says, the new settings will be effective after reboot. To apply immediately, open a TTY and runsetupcon
.
edited Aug 8 '12 at 1:19
answered Aug 8 '12 at 0:39
ishish
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Running this command first prompts me to select an encoding, where I choose UTF-8. On the next screen, where I am prompted to select a character set, there is no option for any kind of English character set.
– Aaron Hill
Aug 8 '12 at 0:55
5
You should be fine with theCombined - Latin...
default. "Latin" is the English character set. From wikipedia: The term Latin alphabet may refer to either the alphabet used to write Latin (as described in this article), or other alphabets based on the Latin script, which is the basic set of letters common to the various alphabets descended from the classical Latin one, such as the English alphabet.
– ish
Aug 8 '12 at 1:01
6
@qed, in step #3, if you selectTerminus
instead ofFixed
, there are larger font sizes to choose from.
– Afilu
Jul 18 '17 at 21:41
2
What if I want to use another font I downloaded instead of the ones listed?
– tyjkenn
Aug 30 '17 at 17:16
3
@tyjkenn You can only use bitmap fonts so if you want to use your own font then you have to find a bitmap version of it. For example the packagefonts-ubuntu-font-family-console
contains the bitmap versions of the ubuntu font-family.
– hexman
Dec 13 '17 at 14:48
|
show 4 more comments
Running this command first prompts me to select an encoding, where I choose UTF-8. On the next screen, where I am prompted to select a character set, there is no option for any kind of English character set.
– Aaron Hill
Aug 8 '12 at 0:55
5
You should be fine with theCombined - Latin...
default. "Latin" is the English character set. From wikipedia: The term Latin alphabet may refer to either the alphabet used to write Latin (as described in this article), or other alphabets based on the Latin script, which is the basic set of letters common to the various alphabets descended from the classical Latin one, such as the English alphabet.
– ish
Aug 8 '12 at 1:01
6
@qed, in step #3, if you selectTerminus
instead ofFixed
, there are larger font sizes to choose from.
– Afilu
Jul 18 '17 at 21:41
2
What if I want to use another font I downloaded instead of the ones listed?
– tyjkenn
Aug 30 '17 at 17:16
3
@tyjkenn You can only use bitmap fonts so if you want to use your own font then you have to find a bitmap version of it. For example the packagefonts-ubuntu-font-family-console
contains the bitmap versions of the ubuntu font-family.
– hexman
Dec 13 '17 at 14:48
Running this command first prompts me to select an encoding, where I choose UTF-8. On the next screen, where I am prompted to select a character set, there is no option for any kind of English character set.
– Aaron Hill
Aug 8 '12 at 0:55
Running this command first prompts me to select an encoding, where I choose UTF-8. On the next screen, where I am prompted to select a character set, there is no option for any kind of English character set.
– Aaron Hill
Aug 8 '12 at 0:55
5
5
You should be fine with the
Combined - Latin...
default. "Latin" is the English character set. From wikipedia: The term Latin alphabet may refer to either the alphabet used to write Latin (as described in this article), or other alphabets based on the Latin script, which is the basic set of letters common to the various alphabets descended from the classical Latin one, such as the English alphabet.– ish
Aug 8 '12 at 1:01
You should be fine with the
Combined - Latin...
default. "Latin" is the English character set. From wikipedia: The term Latin alphabet may refer to either the alphabet used to write Latin (as described in this article), or other alphabets based on the Latin script, which is the basic set of letters common to the various alphabets descended from the classical Latin one, such as the English alphabet.– ish
Aug 8 '12 at 1:01
6
6
@qed, in step #3, if you select
Terminus
instead of Fixed
, there are larger font sizes to choose from.– Afilu
Jul 18 '17 at 21:41
@qed, in step #3, if you select
Terminus
instead of Fixed
, there are larger font sizes to choose from.– Afilu
Jul 18 '17 at 21:41
2
2
What if I want to use another font I downloaded instead of the ones listed?
– tyjkenn
Aug 30 '17 at 17:16
What if I want to use another font I downloaded instead of the ones listed?
– tyjkenn
Aug 30 '17 at 17:16
3
3
@tyjkenn You can only use bitmap fonts so if you want to use your own font then you have to find a bitmap version of it. For example the package
fonts-ubuntu-font-family-console
contains the bitmap versions of the ubuntu font-family.– hexman
Dec 13 '17 at 14:48
@tyjkenn You can only use bitmap fonts so if you want to use your own font then you have to find a bitmap version of it. For example the package
fonts-ubuntu-font-family-console
contains the bitmap versions of the ubuntu font-family.– hexman
Dec 13 '17 at 14:48
|
show 4 more comments
Using GRUB_GFXPAYLOAD_LINUX
First, install xrandr
and run it:
$ sudo apt-get install xrandr
$ xrandr
The available screen modes are listed.
Now, edit /etc/default/grub
:
$ sudo nano /etc/default/grub
Assuming a previously unedited file, make the following changes:
The variable GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT
should contain at least nomodeset
, perhaps in addition to quiet
and splash
on desktop systems.
GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="nomodeset"
On server systems, uncomment GRUB_TERMINAL=console
to see more messages passing during boot before entering in the graphics console.
Leave this line as a comment:
#GRUB_GFXMODE=640x480
At the end of the file, add a line:
GRUB_GFXPAYLOAD_LINUX=1280x1024x16
or replace the value by any other (comma separated) mode(s) that is(are) supported by your hardware. The values text
, keep
, auto
, vga
and ask
should also work.
Finally, after saving the edited /etc/default/grub
with Ctrl+O and exiting it with Ctrl+X, issue the following commands:
$ sudo update-grub
$ sudo reboot
This answer will also work to decrease the resolution and/or refresh rate or frame buffer frequency on down-clocked systems. CRT monitors typically show flickering stripes when the refresh frequency is too high.
add a comment |
Using GRUB_GFXPAYLOAD_LINUX
First, install xrandr
and run it:
$ sudo apt-get install xrandr
$ xrandr
The available screen modes are listed.
Now, edit /etc/default/grub
:
$ sudo nano /etc/default/grub
Assuming a previously unedited file, make the following changes:
The variable GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT
should contain at least nomodeset
, perhaps in addition to quiet
and splash
on desktop systems.
GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="nomodeset"
On server systems, uncomment GRUB_TERMINAL=console
to see more messages passing during boot before entering in the graphics console.
Leave this line as a comment:
#GRUB_GFXMODE=640x480
At the end of the file, add a line:
GRUB_GFXPAYLOAD_LINUX=1280x1024x16
or replace the value by any other (comma separated) mode(s) that is(are) supported by your hardware. The values text
, keep
, auto
, vga
and ask
should also work.
Finally, after saving the edited /etc/default/grub
with Ctrl+O and exiting it with Ctrl+X, issue the following commands:
$ sudo update-grub
$ sudo reboot
This answer will also work to decrease the resolution and/or refresh rate or frame buffer frequency on down-clocked systems. CRT monitors typically show flickering stripes when the refresh frequency is too high.
add a comment |
Using GRUB_GFXPAYLOAD_LINUX
First, install xrandr
and run it:
$ sudo apt-get install xrandr
$ xrandr
The available screen modes are listed.
Now, edit /etc/default/grub
:
$ sudo nano /etc/default/grub
Assuming a previously unedited file, make the following changes:
The variable GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT
should contain at least nomodeset
, perhaps in addition to quiet
and splash
on desktop systems.
GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="nomodeset"
On server systems, uncomment GRUB_TERMINAL=console
to see more messages passing during boot before entering in the graphics console.
Leave this line as a comment:
#GRUB_GFXMODE=640x480
At the end of the file, add a line:
GRUB_GFXPAYLOAD_LINUX=1280x1024x16
or replace the value by any other (comma separated) mode(s) that is(are) supported by your hardware. The values text
, keep
, auto
, vga
and ask
should also work.
Finally, after saving the edited /etc/default/grub
with Ctrl+O and exiting it with Ctrl+X, issue the following commands:
$ sudo update-grub
$ sudo reboot
This answer will also work to decrease the resolution and/or refresh rate or frame buffer frequency on down-clocked systems. CRT monitors typically show flickering stripes when the refresh frequency is too high.
Using GRUB_GFXPAYLOAD_LINUX
First, install xrandr
and run it:
$ sudo apt-get install xrandr
$ xrandr
The available screen modes are listed.
Now, edit /etc/default/grub
:
$ sudo nano /etc/default/grub
Assuming a previously unedited file, make the following changes:
The variable GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT
should contain at least nomodeset
, perhaps in addition to quiet
and splash
on desktop systems.
GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="nomodeset"
On server systems, uncomment GRUB_TERMINAL=console
to see more messages passing during boot before entering in the graphics console.
Leave this line as a comment:
#GRUB_GFXMODE=640x480
At the end of the file, add a line:
GRUB_GFXPAYLOAD_LINUX=1280x1024x16
or replace the value by any other (comma separated) mode(s) that is(are) supported by your hardware. The values text
, keep
, auto
, vga
and ask
should also work.
Finally, after saving the edited /etc/default/grub
with Ctrl+O and exiting it with Ctrl+X, issue the following commands:
$ sudo update-grub
$ sudo reboot
This answer will also work to decrease the resolution and/or refresh rate or frame buffer frequency on down-clocked systems. CRT monitors typically show flickering stripes when the refresh frequency is too high.
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You mean the
gnome-terminal
or the TTY accessed withCtrl+Alt+F1
, etc.?– ish
Aug 8 '12 at 0:35
5
I mean the TTY.
– Aaron Hill
Aug 8 '12 at 0:44