CHANGING THE CONSOLE FONT ________________________________________________________________________________ The Linux console font can be changed using the setfont utility (part of busybox and installed by default). Available Fonts ________________________________________________________________________________ Currently packaged Linux console fonts. - terminus-font (Community). - spleen-font (Community). - unifont (Community). Changing the Console Font ________________________________________________________________________________ Use the following command to set the console font _after_ a user has logged in. Add it to your ~/.profile or /etc/profile to make the change permanent. +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | | | [ "$DISPLAY" ] || setfont /usr/share/consolefonts/FONT_NAME | | | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ To change the console font _before_ a user has logged in, add the following to your /etc/inittab or /etc/rc.conf. +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | /etc/rc.conf | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | | | /usr/bin/setfont /usr/share/consolefonts/FONT_NAME -C /dev/tty1 | | | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+