I’ve not had to use TrueType fonts before as my desktop display resolution never warranted it.

Now with eyesight failing and much better monitors, I decided to give them a go.Fonts are globally managed by settings in

/etc/X11/app-defaults. However, TrueType fonts can be locally set using ~/.Xresources.

To browse the list of fonts use

fc-list :fontformat=TrueType -f "%{family}\n" | sort -u | less

Test a font by specifyng in the xterm command -fa option xterm -fa 'Luxi Mono' -fs 10 .

Where fa refers to the fonts face name, and fs, the font size. Once happy with your font, apply to your application in ~/.Xresources.

For example to apply for XTerm

! my customisations

XTerm*faceName: DejaVu Sans Mono

XTerm*faceSize: 11

The final step is to set these resource changes using xrdb

xrdb -merge .Xresources .

So, next time you invoke a plain xterm command you will be greeted with your new font.

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FROM: http://community.linuxmint.com/tutorial/view/1021