[Pkg-fonts-devel] Bug#983291: Bug#983291: Default font: Transition from DejaVu to Noto

[Jonas Smedegaard]

Quoting dr. ir. Tjeerd J. Pinkert (2023-12-22 17:48:09)
> Dear Fabian, List,
> 
> thanks for packaging fonts for Debian.
> 
> On Mon, 18 Sep 2023 13:28:36 +0200 Fabian Greffrath <fabian at debian.org> 
> wrote:
> > > If I recall it correctly, the primary suggestion in that bug report
> > > is to split fonts-noto-core into an LCG and an "other" package.
> > 
> > I have created a MR to implement this:
> > 
> > https://salsa.debian.org/fonts-team/fonts-noto/-/merge_requests/1
> > 
> >  - Fabian
> 
> I was also struggling with the extensive font list issue. I managed to 
> deinstall the font today to get rid of the annoyance. Of course, I am 
> now also rid of a set of type faces.
> 
> Why are there so many language specific font files in the package?

You might find upstrem answer to this question relevant.

If you reinstall fonts-noto-core and less, you can do this:

  zless /usr/share/doc/fonts-noto-core/FAQ.md.gz

...and then read the topic near the bottom by the title "Could you
provide a single font file that covers every language (or at least as
many scripts as possible)?"


 - Jonas

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