Ubuntu
fontconfig package

debconf options still present but not working

Bug #349663 reported by John Lenton
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This bug affects 12 people
Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
fontconfig (Ubuntu)
Invalid
Low
Unassigned

Bug Description

Binary package hint: fontconfig

When upgrading to jaunty from intrepid, the debconf configuration relating to bitmapped fonts stopped working (i.e. I suddenly got Vera Sans in my terminal, rather than jmk neep alt). I did a dpkg-reconfigure fontconfig-config, which worked in intrepid, and the option was there but disabled. Enabling it had no effect, and on running dpkg-reconfigure a second time I saw that my selection wasn't being stored / remembered. I ended up finding the right way (via removing no-bitmaps from /etc/fonts/conf.d -- thanks to asac for pointing out that I needed to close *all* gnome-terminal windows, and that I didn't need yes-bitmaps). The option still being present via debconf threw me off, however.

$ lsb_release -rd
Description: Ubuntu jaunty (development branch)
Release: 9.04

$ apt-cache policy fontconfig-config
fontconfig-config:
  Installed: 2.6.0-1ubuntu12
  Candidate: 2.6.0-1ubuntu12
  Version table:
 *** 2.6.0-1ubuntu12 0
        500 http://archive.ubuntu.com jaunty/main Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

Alexander Sack (asac)
Changed in fontconfig (Ubuntu):
importance: Undecided → Low
status: New → Triaged
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J. Limon (jlimon) wrote :

Many people can't use bitmap fonts in Jaunty right now due to this bug.. is it really so complex that it has been triaged and set to low importance?

sKwa (setarckos)
Changed in fontconfig (Ubuntu):
assignee: nobody → sKwa (setarckos)
status: Triaged → Confirmed
sKwa (setarckos)
Changed in fontconfig (Ubuntu):
assignee: sKwa (setarckos) → nobody
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Ashwin N (ashwin-n) wrote :

Confirming that I see this bug in Ubuntu 9.10 (Karmic Koala) too. That is, "sudo dpkg-reconfigure fontconfig-config" does nothing. The command executes and returns to the prompt.

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Jean-Baptiste Lallement (jibel) wrote :

debconf support has been removed in jaunty. That's why dpkg-reconfigure shows nothing
fontconfig (2.6.0-1ubuntu7) jaunty; urgency=low

  * debian/fontconfig-config.postinst: drop debconf transition;
    we remove conf.d links for hinting, subpixel and bitmap configs
    and stop looking at debconf
    - remove debian/fontconfig-config.templates accordingly
    - remove debian/po/ directory with template translations
    - debian/rules: remove debconfpo logics

Is anyone still experiencing the bitmapped fonts problem un lucid or maverick ?

Changed in fontconfig (Ubuntu):
status: Confirmed → Incomplete
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Jean-Baptiste Lallement (jibel) wrote :

We are closing this bug report because it lacks the information we need to investigate the problem, as described in the previous comments. Please reopen it if you can give us the missing information, and don't hesitate to submit bug reports in the future.
To reopen the bug report you can click on the current status, under the Status column, and change the Status back to "New".
Thanks again!

Changed in fontconfig (Ubuntu):
status: Incomplete → Invalid
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