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+#!/bin/sh
+set -e
+if [[ $(id -u) -ne 0 ]] ; then echo "Please run as root" ; exit 1 ; fi
+echo "Setting up Noto Emoji font..."
+# 1 - install  noto-fonts-emoji package
+pacman -S noto-fonts-emoji --needed
+# pacman -S powerline-fonts --needed
+echo "Recommended system font: inconsolata regular (ttf-inconsolata or powerline-fonts)"
+# 2 - add font config to /etc/fonts/conf.d/01-notosans.conf
+echo "<?xml version="1.0"?>
+<!DOCTYPE fontconfig SYSTEM "fonts.dtd">
+<fontconfig>
+ <alias>
+   <family>sans-serif</family>
+   <prefer>
+     <family>Noto Sans</family>
+     <family>Noto Color Emoji</family>
+     <family>Noto Emoji</family>
+     <family>DejaVu Sans</family>
+   </prefer> 
+ </alias>
+
+ <alias>
+   <family>serif</family>
+   <prefer>
+     <family>Noto Serif</family>
+     <family>Noto Color Emoji</family>
+     <family>Noto Emoji</family>
+     <family>DejaVu Serif</family>
+   </prefer>
+ </alias>
+
+ <alias>
+  <family>monospace</family>
+  <prefer>
+    <family>Noto Mono</family>
+    <family>Noto Color Emoji</family>
+    <family>Noto Emoji</family>
+    <family>DejaVu Sans Mono</family>
+   </prefer>
+ </alias>
+</fontconfig>
+
+" > /etc/fonts/local.conf
+# 3 - update font cache via fc-cache
+fc-cache
+echo "Noto Emoji Font installed! You may need to restart applications like chrome. If chrome displays no symbols or no letters, your default font contains emojis."
+echo "consider inconsolata regular"
+