Console Fonts
Note: This is related to a previous article on booting to the console published on 3/1/2020
With a standard Linux install the fonts on the console (this is the login you get with CTRL-ALT-Fn) are usually small, this is fine in some cases as most people don’t work from the console. However there may be times when you want to work directly at the console and not bother with a Graphical user interface.
I have worked out how to do this and there are some screen shots below to illustrate the process.
This applies to Debian 10 and others, you should consult assistance if you are not sure what you are doing
As root you need to enter dpkg-reconfigure console-setup
Once you have done this you need to type
setupcon
to activate the changes
You need to type this at the console. Typing in a terminal gives the following message.
setupcon: We are not on the console, the console is left unconfigured.
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