Re: X11: could not open default font 'fixed'

To: Johann Spies <jspies@sun.ac.za>, debian-user@lists.debian.org
Subject: Re: X11: could not open default font 'fixed'
From: jean-philippe.guerard@laposte.net (Jean-Philippe Guérard)
Date: Tue, 4 Dec 2001 15:52:55 +0100
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Reply-to: Jean-Philippe Guérard <jean-philippe.guerard@laposte.net>
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Le 2001-12-04 16:23:39 +0200, Johann Spies écrivait :
> I am trying to install X11 on a machine in preparation to show linux to
> other users.  At the moment I am stuck with the error message in the
> subject-line on Woody.

Try running as root :

cd /usr/lib/X11/fonts
update-fonts-alias 100dpi 75dpi misc Speedo TrueType Type1

HTH

-- 
Jean-Philippe Guérard - mailto:jean-philippe.guerard@laposte.net

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