On Wed, 08 Jul 2026 14:02:45 -0700 Marlen <[email protected]>
wrote:
Package: wnpp
Severity: wishlist
Owner: Marlen <[email protected]>
X-Debbugs-Cc: [email protected], [email protected]
fonts-nerd-symbols installs Symbols Nerd Font and fontconfig aliases
so
existing terminal fonts such as Ubuntu Sans Mono can render Nerd Font icon
glyphs without switching the whole terminal font.
This is useful for terminal users whose prompts, CLIs, editors, or shells use
Nerd Font private-use glyphs. It preserves the user's chosen monospace font for
normal text and uses Symbols Nerd Font only as fallback for missing icon glyphs.
The package installs only the Nerd Fonts Symbols Only assets, not a full patched
font family. This differs from installing a patched Nerd Font face because users
do not need to change their whole terminal font.
Hi Marlen,
thanks for this ITP. See https://wiki.debian.org/Fonts/NerdFonts, on why
we not ever will package the full fonts. From reading this ITP I assume
the symbols are are DFSG-compliant? If so, feel free to contact me start
of august for sponsorship.
best,
werdahias
