cd /usr/share/fonts/X11 mkdir venus bdftopcf VenusTerm-33.bdf > VenusTerm-33.pcf cp VenusTerm-33.pcf venus cd venus/ mkfontdir cp ../misc/encodings.dir . fc-cache -fv Then, as user: xset +fp /usr/share/fonts/X11/venus/ xset fp rehash Then: xterm -fn '-samiam-venusterm-book-r-normal--33-240-100-100-m-200-iso10646-1'