=========================================================================== $NetBSD: MESSAGE,v 1.4 2014/06/01 16:35:36 wiz 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 "${PREFIX}/share/fonts/X11/TTF/" FontPath "${X11BASE}/share/fonts/X11/Type1/" ... EndSection Section "Module" ... Load "type1" Load "freetype" ... EndSection ===========================================================================