Install fonts in Guix System

Question

How do I install a font in Guix System? (Not installed in graphical environment)

Answer 1

Search for fonts (using recutils to filter results , only name will be displayed):

guix package -s font |recsel -p name

You can add a short discription for the results:

guix package -s font |recsel -p name,synopsis

Then install the desired fonts. e,g:

guix package -i font-dejavu

update fontconfig cache:

guix package -i fontconfig
fc-cache -rv

For ttf/otf : guix package -s ttf or guix package -s font |grep ttf:

guix package -i font-gnu-freefont

To install the local font file, drop the font or folder with the font in (~/.local/share/fonts). If the fonts folder does not exist, create it!