=========================================================================== $NetBSD: MESSAGE,v 1.3 2011/11/22 18:02:07 shattered Exp $ You must configure your X server to use the new fonts. Add these to your /etc/X11/XF86Config. Make sure the TTF and Type1 font settings are the first FontPath lines. Section "Files" FontPath "${PREFIX}/lib/X11/fonts/TTF/" FontPath "${X11BASE}/lib/X11/fonts/Type1/" ... EndSection Section "Module" ... Load "type1" Load "freetype" ... EndSection ===========================================================================