* Xingguo Pan <pan@anninghe.princeton.edu> [011126 22:49]: > My question is, how can I check if fixed fonts is installed properly on > my box. I'm running debian testing. Thanks a lot. Had the same problem recently: Immediate Solution: apt-get --reinstall install xfonts-base Suspected Cause: The great pink pixie in the sky. regards, Volker -- Barker's Proof: Proofreading is more effective after publication.