weird boxes showing instead of the invisible background in ascii arts on arch linux | Linux Mint Community🍵 | Page 1

patent valve Jun 22, 2024, 9:35 AM

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so basically i was trying to get an ascii art for my neofetch and when i went to kate to paste it and save it as a file the background made out of transparent symbols became some weird boxes, same thing happened in nano and vim and i cant find a solution for my problem

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basically the "⠀" symbol (yes there is a symbol there)

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its the U+2800 symbol

crimson trellis Jun 22, 2024, 9:45 AM

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patent valve so basically i was trying to get an ascii art for my neofetch and when i went to...

most likely you need proper monospace fonts

patent valve Jun 22, 2024, 9:45 AM

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crimson trellis most likely you need proper monospace fonts

what are the proper ones?

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like the command to install them

crimson trellis Jun 22, 2024, 9:46 AM

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idk whats the package in arch sorry

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but most likely you need to install monospace fonts

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and configure them in ur text editr/terminal

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or DE

patent valve Jun 22, 2024, 9:46 AM

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the thing is i got monospace installed

patent valve Jun 22, 2024, 9:46 AM

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patent valve the thing is i got monospace installed

probably i need to take a lok

crimson trellis Jun 22, 2024, 9:46 AM

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patent valve probably i need to take a lok

check ur font config in ur DE

patent valve Jun 22, 2024, 9:47 AM

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im in it now

crimson trellis Jun 22, 2024, 9:47 AM

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make sure proper monospace fonts are set

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if its set

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then check ur text editor/terminal

patent valve Jun 22, 2024, 9:47 AM

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i mean it looks like that

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what font do i set

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im using kde plasma

crimson trellis Jun 22, 2024, 9:47 AM

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hmm fixed width looks right

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can you try noto mono?

patent valve Jun 22, 2024, 9:48 AM

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yeah

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but which setting to change

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the small font?

crimson trellis Jun 22, 2024, 9:48 AM

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fixed width

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is the mono fonts

patent valve Jun 22, 2024, 9:49 AM

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oh alright

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and apply the noto mono font?

crimson trellis Jun 22, 2024, 9:49 AM

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yeah try it

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actually

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can you send me the text file

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lemme see if it works here

patent valve Jun 22, 2024, 9:49 AM

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alright

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there it is

📎 boykisser

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hmmmm i dont seem to have a noto mono font installed

crimson trellis Jun 22, 2024, 9:50 AM

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works fine for me

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most likely it is indeed your font config

patent valve Jun 22, 2024, 9:50 AM

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is the fonts name noto sans mono?

crimson trellis Jun 22, 2024, 9:50 AM

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yes

patent valve Jun 22, 2024, 9:51 AM

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alright i set it

crimson trellis Jun 22, 2024, 9:51 AM

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alright see if its fixed

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if not check ur font config in ur text editor

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you can also try in ur terminal

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cat /path/to/boykisser.txt/

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if it views correctly in ur terminal

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then its related to ur text editor app

patent valve Jun 22, 2024, 9:51 AM

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dosent view correctly in the terminal

crimson trellis Jun 22, 2024, 9:51 AM

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can u send screenshot?

patent valve Jun 22, 2024, 9:51 AM

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yes

crimson trellis Jun 22, 2024, 9:52 AM

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okay

patent valve Jun 22, 2024, 9:52 AM

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here

crimson trellis Jun 22, 2024, 9:53 AM

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try

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sudo pacman -S noto-fonts noto-fonts-cjk noto-fonts-emoji

crimson trellis Jun 22, 2024, 9:54 AM

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patent valve here

maybe this command will fix it

patent valve Jun 22, 2024, 9:54 AM

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crimson trellis maybe this command will fix it

alright

crimson trellis Jun 22, 2024, 9:54 AM

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https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/fonts

Fonts

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you can also consult the archwiki

patent valve Jun 22, 2024, 9:55 AM

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crimson trellis ```sudo pacman -S noto-fonts noto-fonts-cjk noto-fonts-emoji```

didnt work :/

crimson trellis Jun 22, 2024, 9:55 AM

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hmm

patent valve Jun 22, 2024, 9:55 AM

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wait do i need to reboot after installing?

crimson trellis Jun 22, 2024, 9:56 AM

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no need

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hold on

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fc-cache -f -v

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this should refresh ur font cache

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try setting the fonts again

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check the ktexteditor and konsole settings also

patent valve Jun 22, 2024, 9:56 AM

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after the command?

crimson trellis Jun 22, 2024, 9:57 AM

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anytime fonts are installed

patent valve Jun 22, 2024, 9:57 AM

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ok

crimson trellis Jun 22, 2024, 9:57 AM

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for good measure you can also log out and login

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if it doesnt fix

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check the encoding

patent valve Jun 22, 2024, 9:58 AM

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where do i check it

crimson trellis Jun 22, 2024, 9:58 AM

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tools > encoding > set to utf-8

patent valve Jun 22, 2024, 9:58 AM

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crimson trellis tools > encoding > set to utf-8

in kate?

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or where

crimson trellis Jun 22, 2024, 9:58 AM

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kate

patent valve Jun 22, 2024, 9:58 AM

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alright

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nope, dosent work

crimson trellis Jun 22, 2024, 9:59 AM

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waah

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what the hell

patent valve Jun 22, 2024, 10:00 AM

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always me having some damn stupid linux problems

crimson trellis Jun 22, 2024, 10:00 AM

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why not use a justworks distro like ubuntu or mint?

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arch is for tinkerers

patent valve Jun 22, 2024, 10:01 AM

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i wanted arch since i've heard it has good customization and has many cool things, i used debian before

crimson trellis Jun 22, 2024, 10:01 AM

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linux is linux

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all distros are customizable

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XD

patent valve Jun 22, 2024, 10:01 AM

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well damn i screwed up

crimson trellis Jun 22, 2024, 10:01 AM

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my ubuntu install looks unassuming but is heavily customized already

crimson trellis Jun 22, 2024, 10:02 AM

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patent valve well damn i screwed up

not rlly

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just a simple font config thing

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https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/fonts#

Fonts

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try to look here for ur issue

patent valve Jun 22, 2024, 10:02 AM

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but if it was so simple i would probably have it fixed by now

patent valve Jun 22, 2024, 10:02 AM

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crimson trellis try to look here for ur issue

alright

crimson trellis Jun 22, 2024, 10:03 AM

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i found an entry for KDE

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idk if this is the issue

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but maybe it is it

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Font alias
There are several font aliases which represent other fonts in order that applications may use similar fonts. The most common aliases are: serif for a font of the serif type (e.g. DejaVu Serif); sans-serif for a font of the sans-serif type (e.g. DejaVu Sans); and monospace for a monospaced font (e.g. DejaVu Sans Mono). However, the fonts which these aliases represent may vary and the relationship is often not shown in font management tools, such as those found in KDE and other desktop environments.

To reverse an alias and find which font it is representing, run:

$ fc-match monospace
DejaVuSansMono.ttf: "DejaVu Sans Mono" "Book"
In this case, DejaVuSansMono.ttf is the font represented by the monospace alias.

patent valve Jun 22, 2024, 10:03 AM

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crimson trellis

i am reading that part right now

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but the kde link sends me to a part of archwiki about kde

crimson trellis Jun 22, 2024, 10:04 AM

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https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/KDE#Troubleshooting

KDE

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hmmm maybe here?

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arch is really a tinkerer distro

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you should know how to do this urself man if you wanna continue using arch, not saying cuz i think youre dumb but thats just how arch works!

patent valve Jun 22, 2024, 10:05 AM

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i am on the 6.6.2 entry of the kde thing

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i cant seem to find my issue

crimson trellis Jun 22, 2024, 10:06 AM

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https://www.reddit.com/r/linuxquestions/comments/xjy2x2/the_character_doesnt_display_properly/

From the linuxquestions community on Reddit

Explore this post and more from the linuxquestions community

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seems someone has exactly issue as you

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also on arch

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Edit: install dejavu-ttf package

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this is the fix according to him?

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try installing dejavu-ttf

patent valve Jun 22, 2024, 10:07 AM

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crimson trellis try installing ```dejavu-ttf```

crimson trellis Jun 22, 2024, 10:08 AM

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kek

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sudo pacman -S dejavu-ttf

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like this man

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when someone tells you to install something

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on arch its pacman -S

patent valve Jun 22, 2024, 10:08 AM

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crimson trellis on arch its `pacman -S`

i know

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still

crimson trellis Jun 22, 2024, 10:09 AM

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hmm

patent valve Jun 22, 2024, 10:09 AM

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this is stupid

crimson trellis Jun 22, 2024, 10:09 AM

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yeah just go to mint or ubuntu man

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arch really isnt very convenient

patent valve Jun 22, 2024, 10:10 AM

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i used mint before and then i switched to debian and now i ended up on arch

crimson trellis Jun 22, 2024, 10:10 AM

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ohhhhhh

patent valve Jun 22, 2024, 10:10 AM

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maybe do you think archcraft will work?

crimson trellis Jun 22, 2024, 10:10 AM

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what system locale youre using?

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just type

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locale

patent valve Jun 22, 2024, 10:11 AM

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LANG=en_US.UTF-8

crimson trellis Jun 22, 2024, 10:11 AM

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wtf

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its set right

patent valve Jun 22, 2024, 10:11 AM

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i set it up manually when installing arch

crimson trellis Jun 22, 2024, 10:12 AM

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fonts are installed

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locale is right

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what the hell is the issue

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WAAH0

patent valve Jun 22, 2024, 10:12 AM

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this is the whole output

crimson trellis Jun 22, 2024, 10:13 AM

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if you dont wanna give up on arch

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you can wait for someone else

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maybe they know

patent valve Jun 22, 2024, 10:13 AM

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alright then i think i'll wait

crimson trellis Jun 22, 2024, 10:13 AM

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hmmm

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maybe try a different terminal

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see if that works?

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sudo pacman -S gnome-terminal

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see if gnome terminal displays it right

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just use cat to view the text file

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if its still not right then surely its a system-wide thing

patent valve Jun 22, 2024, 10:14 AM

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gnome terminal displays it properly, i think its an issue with alacritty

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and issue with kate

crimson trellis Jun 22, 2024, 10:15 AM

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works on gnome terminal for me

patent valve Jun 22, 2024, 10:15 AM

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for me too

crimson trellis Jun 22, 2024, 10:15 AM

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works now?

patent valve Jun 22, 2024, 10:15 AM

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also konsole dosent display it properly either

patent valve Jun 22, 2024, 10:15 AM

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crimson trellis works now?

only on gnome terminal

crimson trellis Jun 22, 2024, 10:15 AM

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wtf lol

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time to switch to gnome 👍

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XD

patent valve Jun 22, 2024, 10:15 AM

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lol true

crimson trellis Jun 22, 2024, 10:15 AM

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hmm

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okay

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lemme download konsole

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lets test this shit LOL

patent valve Jun 22, 2024, 10:16 AM

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also i used gnome when i was on debian

crimson trellis Jun 22, 2024, 10:16 AM

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hooooly shit

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ill just use the flatpak lol

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now we narrowed it

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most likely a KDE issue

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but lets see if konsole displays it right for me

patent valve Jun 22, 2024, 10:17 AM

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if its an kde issue it should work on i3

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let me switch to i3 real quick

crimson trellis Jun 22, 2024, 10:18 AM

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it is definitely an issue with your KDE install

patent valve Jun 22, 2024, 10:18 AM

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Works on i3 no problem

crimson trellis Jun 22, 2024, 10:18 AM

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yeah def something wrong with ur kde

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idk what it is

patent valve Jun 22, 2024, 10:18 AM

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I don't either

crimson trellis Jun 22, 2024, 10:18 AM

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crimson trellis

but konsole showed it right for me

patent valve Jun 22, 2024, 10:18 AM

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Well yeah must be something with kde

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Maybe the way the fonts work there

crimson trellis Jun 22, 2024, 10:19 AM

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if you dont wann deal with it just use gnome or something

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if you do wanna deal with it wait for someone else maybe they know a fix?

patent valve Jun 22, 2024, 10:19 AM

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crimson trellis if you do wanna deal with it wait for someone else maybe they know a fix?

Yeah I can always wait

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Also how do I remove the gnome terminal

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sudo pacman -r doesn't work

crimson trellis Jun 22, 2024, 10:20 AM

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uhhhh

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i think capital R

patent valve Jun 22, 2024, 10:20 AM

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Alright I'll try

crimson trellis Jun 22, 2024, 10:20 AM

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idk its been 3 yrs since i used arch lol

patent valve Jun 22, 2024, 10:21 AM

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Alright capital r worked

crimson trellis Jun 22, 2024, 10:21 AM

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nice

patent valve Jun 22, 2024, 10:21 AM

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You know what

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I'll try i3 again because i3 might have switched the terminals from konsole to the gnome terminal

crimson trellis Jun 22, 2024, 10:22 AM

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sure man

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whatever works for you

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should i mark as solved?

patent valve Jun 22, 2024, 10:22 AM

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No

crimson trellis Jun 22, 2024, 10:22 AM

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ok

patent valve Jun 22, 2024, 10:22 AM

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Turns out that it's a konsole issue

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Because it doesn't display properly on konsole

crimson trellis Jun 22, 2024, 10:22 AM

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and kate

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i added the appropriate tags

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KDE and Software

patent valve Jun 22, 2024, 10:23 AM

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Maybe if I install gnome DE it will install some things and fix it

crimson trellis Jun 22, 2024, 10:23 AM

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patent valve Maybe if I install gnome DE it will install some things and fix it

uhhhhh

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idk man

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xD

patent valve Jun 22, 2024, 10:23 AM

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I don't know sometimes Linux has some stupid issues

crimson trellis Jun 22, 2024, 10:24 AM

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Its not Linux, you are using a distro that is specifically designed for tinkerers

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Sure, on the justworks distros issues can arise but usually just have to fix em once and you're all good to go

patent valve Jun 22, 2024, 10:24 AM

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But like why doesn't it work if it worked on debian

crimson trellis Jun 22, 2024, 10:25 AM

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Debian is justworks

patent valve Jun 22, 2024, 10:25 AM

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I can send a screenshot of my neofetch back when I was using debian

crimson trellis Jun 22, 2024, 10:25 AM

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Less justworks than mint and ubuntu

#weird boxes showing instead of the invisible background in ascii arts on arch linux