Using LDXE and Ubuntu, I can log into a virtual console via Ctrl+Alt+F1.
The text is far too small. How do I change the screen resolution to get a larger font?
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Sign up to join this communityUsing LDXE and Ubuntu, I can log into a virtual console via Ctrl+Alt+F1.
The text is far too small. How do I change the screen resolution to get a larger font?
You should edit the file /etc/default/console-setup
and change the FONTSIZE
variable. Once you've made your changes you must reconfigure your terminal by running:
$ sudo service console-setup restart
sudo dpkg-reconfigure console-setup
allows you to see what the options are. (answer from @boulder_ruby)
Jan 5, 2016 at 13:34
@Spack's answer didn't work for my raspberry-pi, but I found a set of instructions that did work for me here
To sum it up
sudo dpkg-reconfigure console-setup
#select "UTF-8"
#select "Guess optimal character set"
#select "Terminus"
#select 16*32 (my selection for a 7 inch monitor on raspberry pi)
setupcon
in the virtual terminal to get it to be used (on each reboot and on each terminal!).
Jan 5, 2016 at 13:35
Ctrl+Shift++ - use the plus symbol on the text keypad not on the numeric pad.
+
character.
Jan 4, 2016 at 19:29