Set Default Monospace Font

24.08.2020 16:10 / #Linux / #Void Linux

Here is an example script how to set the “Courier Prime Code” font as default monospace font. This was tested on “Void Linux”:

#!/bin/bash
curl -o /tmp/courier-prime-code.zip https://quoteunquoteapps.com/courierprime/downloads/courier-prime-code.zip
7z -o/tmp x /tmp/courier-prime-code.zip
mv /tmp/ttf/*.ttf /usr/share/fonts/TTF/
rm -r /tmp/ttf/ /tmp/courier-prime-code.zip
fc-cache
# set default monospace font
cat <<EOF > /etc/fonts/local.conf
<?xml version='1.0'?>
<!DOCTYPE fontconfig SYSTEM 'fonts.dtd'>
<fontconfig>
  <alias>
    <family>monospace</family>
    <prefer>
      <family>Courier Prime Code</family>
    </prefer>
  </alias>
</fontconfig>
EOF