font installation

[Norbert Preining]

Just for completeness:

> in many Linux distros fc-cache is not needed after font installation and
> can even cause problems because a font visible to one user is not visible

True.

> to others. It depends whether fc-cache is invoked by a root or by a normal

True.

> user. Nowadays fc-cache is called automatically as root every 5 minutes or

Not true.

Most systems use file-system induced triggers, so if something is
installed into certain directories, it triggers the fc-cache call.
End-effect is the same, just the technical background (inotify etc)
are different.

But yes, in most cases running fc-cache as **user** is a VERY VERY VERY
bad idea, as Zdenek said.

Best regards

Norbert

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