How do I install custom fonts like xfonts on WSL/WSLg for use in GUI apps?
3
votes
1
answer
3569
views
I try to use GUI Apps on Windows 11 via WSL and WSLg. Unfortunately my GUI app needs some custom fonts (specifically
xfonts-100dpi
and xfonts-75dpi
). Since WSLg does not include those fonts, my GUI App crashes.
How can I install those fonts and make them available for WSLg (the x11 server)?
I've installed them for WSL itself, but it does not look like they get shared with WSLg. Even manually copying the font files from /usr/share/fonts
to /mnt/wslg/fonts
did not change anything.
Asked by CrownUpKid
(73 rep)
Dec 8, 2022, 01:54 PM
Last activity: Jul 29, 2025, 09:06 PM
Last activity: Jul 29, 2025, 09:06 PM