"Hugo Smith" <23*2*1*2@s*u*e*t*u*a*e*u*a*> wrote: The webpage https://askubuntu.com/questions/161652/how-to-change-the-default-font-size-of-xterm gives a simple solution. In your existing xterm, execute: prompt> echo 'xterm*font: *-fixed-*-*-*-18-*' >> ~/.Xresources prompt> xrdb -merge ~/.Xresources All *new* xterms should now have the font set to 18 point (which may be too big for you - try 12).