Re: Where is Console font config?
On Sat 30 Oct 2021 at 09:03:50 +0900, Osamu Aoki wrote:
> I suppose debian-faq and kbd packages needs to be updated.
>
> For the original question, in my debian-reference explains as:
> https://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/debian-reference/ch08.en.html#_the_keyboard_input_for_linux_console_and_x_window
>
> ---
> The Debian system can be configured to work with many international keyboard
> arrangements using the keyboard-configuration and console-setup packages.
>
> # dpkg-reconfigure keyboard-configuration
> # dpkg-reconfigure console-setup
>
> For the Linux console and the X Window system, this updates configuration parameters
> in "/etc/default/keyboard" and "/etc/default/console-setup". This also configures the
> Linux console font. Many non-ASCII characters including accented characters used by
> many European languages can be made available with dead key, AltGr key, and compose
> key.
> ---
>
> I agree with Justine that things has changed and I think I updated my doc over 10
> years ago. Of course, I don't remember the details now. (I will continue this
> discussion after quoted text.)
>
> On Tue, 2021-10-19 at 22:43 +0100, RL wrote:
> > Justin B Rye <justin.byam.rye@gmail.com> writes:
> >
> > > sebul wrote:
> > > > https://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/debian-faq/customizing.en.html#consolefont
> > > > says /etc/kbd/config file
> > > > But, I cannot find /etc/kbd/config on my Debian.
> > > > How can I solve it?
> > >
> > > /etc/kbd/config is deprecated in favour of /etc/default/console-setup
> > > (see /usr/share/doc/kbd/NEWS.Debian.gz). This seems to imply kbd's
> > > package description is also cobwebby:
> > >
> > > # Description: Linux console font and keytable utilities
> > > # This package allows you to set up the Linux console, change the font,
> > > # resize text mode virtual consoles and remap the keyboard.
> > > # .
> > > # You will probably want to install a set of data files, such as the one
> > > # in the “console-data” package.
> > >
> > > For a start there's no such package as "console-data" (does it mean
> > > console-setup-linux?)
> >
> > there is https://packages.debian.org/search?keywords=console-data
> >
> > but i am equally puzzled by what any of these three packages (kbd,
> > console-data, console-setup) actually do, or which i really need. I find
> > the desciptions of all unclear.
> >
> > The installer leaves you with kbd (which recommends console-setup |
> > console-data) but i've never known how to find out why.
>
>
> Let's check what are used on Debian.
>
> kbd and keyboard-configuration and console-setup are introduced around 2010 and
> widely used since.
> * https://qa.debian.org/popcon.php?package=kbd
> * https://qa.debian.org/popcon.php?package=console-setup
> console-data and console-common usage are not used for new default installations
> since 2010.
> * https://qa.debian.org/popcon.php?package=console-data
> * https://qa.debian.org/popcon.php?package=console-common
>
> Let's use aptitude to see kbd package.
>
> ---
> i A --\ kbd
> 2.3.0-3 2.3.0-3
> Description: Linux console font and keytable utilities
> This package allows you to set up the Linux console, change the font, resize text
> mode virtual consoles and remap the keyboard.
>
> You will probably want to install a set of data files, such as the one in the
> “console-data” package.
> ...
> --\ Recommends (1)
> --\ console-setup | console-data
> p console-data 2:1.12-8
> i A console-setup 1.205
> --\ Conflicts (1)
> --- console-utilities
> --- Package names provided by kbd (1)
> --- Packages which depend on kbd (14)
> --\ Versions of kbd (1)
> i A 2.3.0-3
> ---
>
> kbd installs console-setup as the primary candidate as recommend and skips to install
> console-date. But its description still carry situation when initial introduction of
> kbd package happened. It should now say “console-setup” instead of “console-data” to
> reduce confusion.
>
> I don't know why old console-data and console-common is still in archive. I don't
> use it any more. But maybe for some special system, they still need to configure as
> it was done before 2010. If it works, Debian doesn't drop packages. So there are
> old packages in archives which normal people don't need to use.
For those who like logs and wonder why they have console-setup on their
systems:
Oct 30 15:49:24 apt-install: Queueing package console-setup for later installation
Oct 30 15:51:44 in-target: console-setup-linux kbd xkb-data
Oct 30 15:51:44 in-target: console-setup console-setup-linux kbd xkb-data
Oct 30 15:51:44 in-target: Get:2 cdrom://[Debian GNU/Linux 11.1.0 _Bullseye_ - Official i386 NETINST 20211009-10:11] b
ullseye/main i386 console-setup-linux all 1.205 [1,872 kB]
Oct 30 15:51:44 in-target: Get:4 cdrom://[Debian GNU/Linux 11.1.0 _Bullseye_ - Official i386 NETINST 20211009-10:11] b
ullseye/main i386 console-setup all 1.205 [100 kB]
Oct 30 15:51:47 in-target: Selecting previously unselected package console-setup-linux.^M
Oct 30 15:51:47 in-target: Preparing to unpack .../console-setup-linux_1.205_all.deb ...^M
Oct 30 15:51:47 in-target: Unpacking console-setup-linux (1.205) ...^M
Oct 30 15:51:49 in-target: Selecting previously unselected package console-setup.^M
Oct 30 15:51:49 in-target: Preparing to unpack .../console-setup_1.205_all.deb ...^M
Oct 30 15:51:49 in-target: Unpacking console-setup (1.205) ...^M
Oct 30 15:51:49 in-target: Setting up console-setup-linux (1.205) ...^M
Oct 30 15:51:51 in-target: Created symlink /etc/systemd/system/multi-user.target.wants/console-setup.service → /lib/sy
stemd/system/console-setup.service.^M
Oct 30 15:51:52 in-target: Setting up console-setup (1.205) ...^M
console-setup doesn't get on a system via the base system or standard
system utilities or dependencies. It is a consquence of installing
a workable console and keyboard at the start of d-i. A brilliant idea
in my view.
--
Brian.
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