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hubi - 14.09.2006, 15:41 Uhr
Titel: If today's fontconfig-update creates troubles (fix inside)

... then there is a quick solution. Let fontconfig create a new configuration-file during install. I had that problem on two notebooks, and it slowed KDE down to almost a total halt. This fix is easy and works perfectly.

EDIT:
If the problem is already there, a simple apt-get install --reinstall does not seem to work. My - more complicated - method was:

Code:

apt-get update && apt-get install fontconfig/testing fontconfig-config/testing libfontconfig1/testing

apt-get dist-upgrade

And then of course using the new config, not yours (which would be default).

hubi

etorix - 15.09.2006, 09:29 Uhr
Titel: (fix inside)

nice one, hubi, seemed to work great
this is a odd error, not happening to many
ive factoided it under !font, in the bot

etorix - 15.09.2006, 11:01 Uhr
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or try

Code:

apt-get install --reinstall -o DPkg::Options::=--force-confmiss -o DPkg::Options::=--force-confnew fontconfig fontconfig-config

josk - 15.09.2006, 12:14 Uhr
Titel:

Thanks, now its working.

wakarimasen - 15.09.2006, 14:39 Uhr
Titel: Re: If today's fontconfig-update creates troubles (fix insid

hubi hat folgendes geschrieben::

Code:

apt-get update && apt-get install fontconfig/testing fontconfig-config/testing libfontconfig1/testing

apt-get dist-upgrade

And then of course using the new config, not yours (which would be default).

hubi

This worked for me too - thanks!

hubi - 15.09.2006, 18:55 Uhr
Titel: Re: If today

I am really glad that it works, and etorix did the beautiful line which does not need the workaround through installing of packages out of testing. Unfortunatelly I am quite illiterate regarding programming.

And there is a new fontconfig and fontconfig-config in today' Sid, and it seems to work flawlessly again (no troubles at colleague's notebook which I attend or upgrade from time to time).

hubi

h2 - 15.09.2006, 18:57 Uhr
Titel: RE: Re: If today

By the way, one side affect of using the new /etc/fonts/font.conf is that my start up times are radically faster now, from gui login to kde desktop, maybe 5 times faster, barely visible. That's on two different machines I noticed this.

Remember, if you haven't done a dist-upgrade in the last few days:

Answer 'y' to the /etc/fonts/font.conf question during du setup, not the usual 'n'.

ironwalker - 15.09.2006, 19:16 Uhr
Titel: RE: Re: If today

I still get "failed to write to cache" repeatedly.

shit,seems I am haveing bootsplash problems now................not related to this thread.I will start a new thread if I cannot fix.

I may just install the new kanotix RC version over my existing kanotix.

piper - 15.09.2006, 21:48 Uhr
Titel: Re: RE: Re: If today

ironwalker hat folgendes geschrieben::

My opinion would be "clean" install, why would anyone install over an existing install with "troubles" that "may" not go away or add new ones.

ironwalker - 15.09.2006, 21:55 Uhr
Titel: RE: Re: RE: Re: If today

Fixed................thanks. Smilie

frapelli - 02.10.2006, 21:47 Uhr
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Tryed both

apt-get update && apt-get install fontconfig/testing fontconfig-config/testing libfontconfig1/testing
apt-get dist-upgrade

and

apt-get install --reinstall -o DPkg::Options::=--force-confmiss -o DPkg::Options::=--force-confnew fontconfig fontconfig-config

My fonts are still filthy crispy in antialias mode. Did I miss something?
Am I supposed run do something else after running the two codes above? I run "dpkg-reconfigure fontconfig-config" after running each of the above codes, but still with no result. Thanks

Kano - 02.10.2006, 22:04 Uhr
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You have to run kcontrol, uncheck AA, check AA and restart X.