[BUG] Linux font family error #153

Program will only work if the base MS fonts are installed and will crash if not included on system.

• Work Around:

  • Arch: install ttf-ms-fonts from the AUR.
  • Debian/Ubuntu: install ttf-mscorefonts-installer from the repos
    • apt install ttf-mscorefonts-installer

• Crash Log

Unhandled exception. System.InvalidOperationException: Default font family name can't be null or empty.
   at Avalonia.Media.FontManager..ctor(IFontManagerImpl platformImpl)
   at Avalonia.Media.FontManager.get_Current()
   at Avalonia.Media.TextFormatting.TextCharacters.TryGetRunProperties(ReadOnlySlice`1 text, Typeface typeface, Typeface defaultTypeface, Int32& count)
   at Avalonia.Media.TextFormatting.TextCharacters.CreateShapeableRun(ReadOnlySlice`1 text, TextRunProperties defaultProperties)
   at Avalonia.Media.TextFormatting.TextCharacters.GetShapeableCharacters()
   at Avalonia.Media.TextFormatting.TextFormatterImpl.FetchTextRuns(ITextSource textSource, Int32 firstTextSourceIndex, TextLineBreak previousLineBreak, TextLineBreak& nextLineBreak)
   at Avalonia.Media.TextFormatting.TextFormatterImpl.FormatLine(ITextSource textSource, Int32 firstTextSourceIndex, Double paragraphWidth, TextParagraphProperties paragraphProperties, TextLineBreak previousLineBreak)
   at Avalonia.Media.TextFormatting.TextLayout.UpdateLayout()
   at Avalonia.Media.TextFormatting.TextLayout..ctor(String text, Typeface typeface, Double fontSize, IBrush foreground, TextAlignment textAlignment, TextWrapping textWrapping, TextTrimming textTrimming, TextDecorationCollection textDecorations, Double maxWidth, Double maxHeight, Double lineHeight, Int32 maxLines, IReadOnlyList`1 textStyleOverrides)
   at Avalonia.Controls.TextBlock.CreateTextLayout(Size constraint, String text)
   at Avalonia.Controls.TextBlock.get_TextLayout()
   at Avalonia.Controls.TextBlock.MeasureOverride(Size availableSize)
   at Avalonia.Layout.Layoutable.MeasureCore(Size availableSize)
   at Avalonia.Layout.Layoutable.Measure(Size availableSize)
   at Avalonia.Layout.LayoutHelper.MeasureChild(ILayoutable control, Size availableSize, Thickness padding)
   at Avalonia.Layout.LayoutHelper.MeasureChild(ILayoutable control, Size availableSize, Thickness padding, Thickness borderThickness)
   at Avalonia.Controls.Presenters.ContentPresenter.MeasureOverride(Size availableSize)
   at Avalonia.Layout.Layoutable.MeasureCore(Size availableSize)
   at Avalonia.Layout.Layoutable.Measure(Size availableSize)
   at Avalonia.Layout.Layoutable.MeasureOverride(Size availableSize)
   at Avalonia.Layout.Layoutable.MeasureCore(Size availableSize)
   at Avalonia.Layout.Layoutable.Measure(Size availableSize)
   at Avalonia.Layout.LayoutManager.Measure(ILayoutable control)
   at Avalonia.Layout.LayoutManager.ExecuteMeasurePass()
   at Avalonia.Layout.LayoutManager.InnerLayoutPass()
   at Avalonia.Layout.LayoutManager.ExecuteLayoutPass()
   at Avalonia.Threading.JobRunner.Job.Avalonia.Threading.JobRunner.IJob.Run()
   at Avalonia.Threading.JobRunner.RunJobs(Nullable`1 priority)
   at Avalonia.Threading.Dispatcher.RunJobs(DispatcherPriority minimumPriority)
   at Avalonia.X11.X11Window.<OnEventSync>b__104_1()
   at Avalonia.Threading.JobRunner.Job.Avalonia.Threading.JobRunner.IJob.Run()
   at Avalonia.Threading.JobRunner.RunJobs(Nullable`1 priority)
   at Avalonia.X11.X11PlatformThreading.HandleX11(CancellationToken cancellationToken)
   at Avalonia.X11.X11PlatformThreading.RunLoop(CancellationToken cancellationToken)
   at Avalonia.Threading.Dispatcher.MainLoop(CancellationToken cancellationToken)
   at Avalonia.Controls.ApplicationLifetimes.ClassicDesktopStyleApplicationLifetime.Start(String[] args)
   at Avalonia.ClassicDesktopStyleApplicationLifetimeExtensions.StartWithClassicDesktopLifetime[T](T builder, String[] args, ShutdownMode shutdownMode)
   at WPILibInstaller.Program.Main(String[] args)
Aborted (core dumped)