In this post, I will share a workaround to fix Bangla Font problem in Ubuntu.
Below I give all the possible task to use Bangla in Ubuntu. Follow all the below techniques
to full-proof you Bangla experience in Ubuntu.
Select Bangla Font in Ubuntu
Ubuntu default font for Bengali is “FreeSans”, which break the Bangla font like this:
To Solve this we can delete the “FreeSans” font from
“/usr/share/fonts/trueype/freefont/” folder.
An alternative way is to tell Ubuntu to use another font
instead of “FreeSans“.
To do this follow the instruction below:
1. First Download the “Noto Sens Bengali” font from here.
2. Extract the zip folder and copy-paste the extracted folder in
“/usr/share/fonts/truetype” directory.
Install the “Noto Sens Bengali” font using any font-utility app like:
Font Manager (http://fontmanager.github.io/)
3. Create a new file named “fonts.conf” in “~/.config/fontconfig/” directory.
NOTE: The sign “~” defines the home directory, means “/home/<username>/”
folder.
NOTE: “.config” is a hidden folder. To show hidden files and folders press Ctrl + H
from the keyboard.
NOTE: If the folder “fontconfig” and/or file “fonts.conf” not exist in your system then
create the folder and/or the file.
4. Write the below code in “fonts.conf” file:
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<!DOCTYPE fontconfig SYSTEM "fonts.dtd">
<fontconfig>
<alias>
<family>Ubuntu</family>
<prefer><family>Noto Sans Bengali</family></prefer>
</alias>
<alias>
<family>Ubuntu Mono</family>
<prefer><family>Noto Sans Bengali</family></prefer>
</alias>
</fontconfig>
1/25. Save the file and re-login.
The result will be:
Install Bangla Language Packages in Ubuntu (Ubuntu 18.04
LTS+)
To install Bangla fonts and related things in Ubuntu follow the below steps:
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Open “Settings“
Go to “Region & Language“
Click “Manage Installed Languages“
Click “Install / Remove Languages...“
Select “Bangla” and Click “Apply“
That’s it!
Set Bangla Font in Firefox
To set Bangla font in Firefox, follow the steps:
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Write “about:config” and press
Write “beng” in the search bar
Change value like following:
Change “font.default.x-beng” to:
"Noto Sens Bengali", serif
5. Change “font.name-list.monospace.x-beng” to:
"Noto Sens Bengali", monospace
6. Change “font.name-list.sensserif.x-beng” to:
"Noto Sens Bengali", sans-serif
7. Change “font.name-list.serif.x-beng” to:
"Noto Sens Bengali", serif
NOTE: The above techniques tested in Ubuntu 16.04 LTS & Ubuntu 18.04 LTS