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How do I increase the font size in all Uxterm windows I open in Ubuntu 18.04 with LXDE?

I tried this: xterm -fn -misc-fixed-*-*-*-*-40-*-*-*-*-*-*-*

Even though that increases the font size, it only happens on the new window that gets open. Moreover, the font does not look pretty after doing that.

I would like the font to be big enough to make it readable on any Uxterm window I might open any time.

Thanks

thosecars82
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  • When a terminal is opened, the configuration is read & fonts etc. are taken note of. Changes made during the session will impact new terminals, but change like you are describing are not expected to influence the current session/process as re-reading config files on every command (in case a change was made) is inefficient. – guiverc Jan 05 '21 at 00:10
  • Thanks but then, how can I get uxterm to have a bigger and prettier font size whenever I open it without having to type the command I mentioned? – thosecars82 Jan 05 '21 at 00:51

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I just found a solution on the following link: How to change the default font size of XTerm?

I had to edit the file

/home/username/.Xresources

and replace

UXTerm*faceSize: 10

with

UXTerm*faceSize: 25

and launch

xrdb -merge ~/.Xresources

This solution worked great!

thosecars82
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I'd try a different terminal emulator. Something like lxterminal of xfce4-terminal. They have graphical settings for things like fonts and colors.

If you want to stick with *xterm, then you'll have to edit .Xresources.

Some resources to get you started on Xresources:

  1. http://linuxdocs.org/HOWTOs/XWindow-User-HOWTO-8.html
  2. https://www.oreilly.com/library/view/x-window-system/9780937175149/Chapter09.html
Bryan Paget
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