#1716·JUCE

[Bug]: missing text on Solus Linux

Author: SpelzR2Created Aug 23, 2026Updated Aug 23, 2026

Detailed steps on how to reproduce the bug

using an plugin or DAW build with JUCE Framework on Solus Linux

What is the expected behaviour?

using an plugin or DAW build on JUCE Framework on Solus Linux resulting in visible fonts without any workarounds

Operating systems

Linux

What versions of the operating systems?

Solus Linux

Architectures

x86_64

Plug-in host applications (DAWs) (if applicable)

Either Plugins or Standalone

Testing on the develop branch

I have not tested against the develop branch

Hello, when using Solus Linux every plugin / app that is build with JUCE doesn't show any text. It's impossible to use the specific plugin / app. Here an example with the DAW "NextStudio" when launching without any workarounds:Image

I already have looked on this and this rather old topics and it seems it has something to do with the path which directs to the system fonts. Since these topics where closed I believed that every is fixed. This is still not the case.

I've posted the problem on the Solus Linux forum and a kind person give me the advice to launch every JUCE app with a specific environment line which seems to direct to an different font path: JUCE_FONT_PATH=/usr/share/fonts/truetype ./NextStudio. After this procedure everything works as intended.

I've also asked whether it is an issue with JUCE or with the Linux distribution but didn't receive an answer on the forum. So I'm asking here about how to handle this issue? Is it an oversight by the JUCE that could be handled when applying better tolerance for different font paths?