diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 702d4120d..9d5afbb7c 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -8,8 +8,25 @@ ## Installation +### Installing from GitHub Releases + +1. Download your font package from [releases](https://github.com/be5invis/Iosevka/releases). + * For Linux users you could use the following command to download all the packages in the latest release: + ```bash + curl -s 'https://api.github.com/repos/be5invis/Iosevka/releases/latest' | jq -r ".assets[] | .browser_download_url" | grep ttf-iosevka | xargs -n 1 curl -L -O --fail --silent --show-error + ``` +2. Quit all your editors / programs. +3. Unarchive the font package and you will see the font files. +4. Take actions depending on your OS: + * **Windows**: Select the font files and drag into font [settings](ms-settings:fonts) / font control panel page. + * On Windows 10 1809 or newer, the default font installation is per-user, and it may cause compatibility issues for some applications, mostly written in Java. To cope with this, right click and select “Install for all users” instead. [Ref.](https://youtrack.jetbrains.com/issue/JRE-1166?p=IDEA-200145) + * **macOS**: [Follow instructions here](http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2509). + * **Linux** : Copy the font files to your fonts directory then run `sudo fc-cache`. + ### Installing via Package Managers +*Be careful: This repository does not maintain any package manager distribution. The packages listed below might be outdated.* + * **macOS** * Standard distribution in Homebrew: ```bash @@ -26,21 +43,6 @@ * **FreeBSD**: The font can be installed with `pkg install iosevka`. * **OpenBSD**: Run `pkg_info -Q iosevka` to see which Iosevka packages are available. Use `pkg_add` to install the chosen package(s). -### Manual Installation - -1. Download your font package from [releases](https://github.com/be5invis/Iosevka/releases). - * For Linux users you could use the following command to download all the packages in the latest release: - ```bash - curl -s 'https://api.github.com/repos/be5invis/Iosevka/releases/latest' | jq -r ".assets[] | .browser_download_url" | grep ttf-iosevka | xargs -n 1 curl -L -O --fail --silent --show-error - ``` -2. Quit all your editors / programs. -3. Unarchive the font package and you will see the font files. -4. Take actions depending on your OS: - * **Windows**: Select the font files and drag into font [settings](ms-settings:fonts) / font control panel page. - * On Windows 10 1809 or newer, the default font installation is per-user, and it may cause compatibility issues for some applications, mostly written in Java. To cope with this, right click and select “Install for all users” instead. [Ref.](https://youtrack.jetbrains.com/issue/JRE-1166?p=IDEA-200145) - * **macOS**: [Follow instructions here](http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2509). - * **Linux** : Copy the font files to your fonts directory then run `sudo fc-cache`. - ## Features In the official package, Iosevka provides 6 monospace subfamilies (sans-serif and slab-serif, each in the 3 spacings Default, Term and Fixed) and 2 quasi-proportional subfamilies (Aile (sans-serif) and Etoile (slab-serif)). In all the monospace subfamilies, 9 weights (Thin to Heavy), 2 widths (Normal and Extended), and 3 slopes (Upright, Italic and Oblique) are included. In the quasi-proportional subfamilies, the quantity of widths is reduced to 1.