Automatic installation of Meslo LGM Nerd Font failed (command oh-my-posh font install meslo failed.)

[crocash-cm]

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What happened?

Automatic installation of Meslo LGM Nerd Font failed (command oh-my-posh font install meslo failed), Win11 latest version, PowerShell latest version. Possible solution: specify "Meslo LGM Nerd Font Mono" in your scripts and in instructions as to update of Windows Terminal settings.json.

Meslo LGM Nerd Font Mono was installed manually in Windows GUI via "drag and drop". Windows Terminal settings.json amended as follows:

    "defaults": 
        {
            "font": 
            {
                "face": "MesloLGM Nerd Font Mono"

            }

        },

Thanks for this cool app! :)

Theme

Default

What OS are you seeing the problem on?

Windows

Which shell are you using?

powershell

Log output

Version: 25.19.0

Shell: pwsh (5.1.26100.3624)

Prompt:

 jjash   ~                                                                                   in pwsh at 16:55:34

Segments:

ConsoleTitle(true)                        -   0 ms
Session(true)                             -   0 ms
Path(true)                                -   0 ms
Git(false)                                -   3 ms
Root(false)                               -   0 ms
Status(true)                              -   0 ms
Node(false)                               -   0 ms
Go(false)                                 -   0 ms
Python(false)                             -   0 ms
Shell(true)                               -   0 ms
Time(true)                                -   0 ms

Run duration: 5ms

Cache path: C:\Users\jjash\AppData\Local\oh-my-posh

Config path: no --config set, using default built-in configuration

Logs:

[DEBUG] 16:55:34.086 debug.go:36 → debug mode enabled
[TRACE] 16:55:34.086 load.go:Path() - 0s
[DEBUG] 16:55:34.086 load.go:loadConfig:122 → no config file specified, using default
[TRACE] 16:55:34.086 load.go:loadConfig() - 0s
[TRACE] 16:55:34.086 load.go:Load() - 0s
[DEBUG] 16:55:34.086 terminal.go:Init:54 → plain mode enabled
[TRACE] 16:55:34.086 path.go:Path() - 0s
[DEBUG] 16:55:34.086 file.go:Init:26 → loading cache file: C:\Users\jjash\AppData\Local\oh-my-posh\omp.cache
[DEBUG] 16:55:34.086 file.go:Init:47 → loading cache key: font_list_cache
[TRACE] 16:55:34.086 file.go:Init(C:\Users\jjash\AppData\Local\oh-my-posh\omp.cache) - 498.8µs
[TRACE] 16:55:34.086 path.go:Path() - 0s
[DEBUG] 16:55:34.086 file.go:Init:26 → loading cache file: C:\Users\jjash\AppData\Local\oh-my-posh\omp.cache.6fb870a7-9ed0-4bf9-98ce-3ea0d97ff5f3
[DEBUG] 16:55:34.086 file.go:Init:47 → loading cache key: prompt_count_cache
[DEBUG] 16:55:34.086 file.go:Init:47 → loading cache key: template_cache
[TRACE] 16:55:34.086 file.go:Init(C:\Users\jjash\AppData\Local\oh-my-posh\omp.cache.6fb870a7-9ed0-4bf9-98ce-3ea0d97ff5f3) - 0s
[DEBUG] 16:55:34.086 file.go:Get:75 → getting cache key: prompt_count_cache with value: 1
[TRACE] 16:55:34.086 terminal.go:setPromptCount() - 0s
[TRACE] 16:55:34.086 terminal.go:GOOS() - 0s
[DEBUG] 16:55:34.086 terminal.go:setPwd:115 → C:\Users\jjash
[TRACE] 16:55:34.086 terminal.go:setPwd() - 0s
[TRACE] 16:55:34.086 terminal.go:Init() - 498.8µs
[TRACE] 16:55:34.086 terminal.go:Shell() - 0s
[TRACE] 16:55:34.086 terminal.go:Flags() - 0s
[DEBUG] 16:55:34.086 file.go:Get:75 → getting cache key: template_cache with value: {"SegmentsCache":{"Path":{"Segment":{"Text":"  \u003cLINK\u003efile:C:/Users/jjash\u003cTEXT\u003e~\u003c/TEXT\u003e\u003c/LINK\u003e ","Index":1},"Location":"C:/Users/jjash","Path":"~","Folders":[],"StackCount":0,"Writable":true,"RootDir":false},"Session":{"Segment":{"Text":" jjash ","Index":0},"SSHSession":false},"Shell":{"Segment":{"Text":"in \u003cp:blue\u003e\u003cb\u003epwsh\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/\u003e ","Index":0},"Name":"pwsh","Version":"5.1.26100.3624"},"Status":{"Segment":{"Text":"  ","Index":2},"String":"0","Meaning":"0","Code":0,"Error":false},"Time":{"Segment":{"Text":"at \u003cp:blue\u003e\u003cb\u003e13:29:28\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/\u003e","Index":1},"CurrentDate":"2025-04-28T13:29:28.4634521+01:00","Format":"15:04:05"}},"Segments":{},"Var":{},"PWD":"~","Folder":"jjash","PSWD":"","UserName":"jjash","HostName":"Gaming-PC","ShellVersion":"5.1.26100.3624","Shell":"pwsh","AbsolutePWD":"C:\\Users\\jjash","OS":"windows","Version":"25.19.0","PromptCount":1,"SHLVL":0,"Jobs":0,"Code":0,"WSL":false,"Root":false}
[TRACE] 16:55:34.086 cache.go:restoreCache() - 0s
[DEBUG] 16:55:34.086 writer.go:Init:106 → terminal program: Windows Terminal
[DEBUG] 16:55:34.086 writer.go:Init:107 → terminal shell: shell
[DEBUG] 16:55:34.086 terminal.go:Getenv:77 → NO DATA
[TRACE] 16:55:34.086 terminal.go:Getenv(OMP_CACHE_DISABLED) - 0s
[DEBUG] 16:55:34.086 file.go:Get:70 → cache key not found: accent_color
[TRACE] 16:55:34.086 terminal_windows.go:WindowsRegistryKeyValue(HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\DWM\ColorizationColor) - 0s
[DEBUG] 16:55:34.086 terminal_windows.go:WindowsRegistryKeyValue:198 → ColorizationColor(DWORD): 0xC4D0000C
[TRACE] 16:55:34.086 colors_windows.go:GetAccentColor() - 0s
[TRACE] 16:55:34.086 colors.go:SetAccentColor() - 0s
[TRACE] 16:55:34.086 terminal.go:Shell() - 0s
[DEBUG] 16:55:34.086 terminal.go:Getenv:77 → 5.1.26100.3624
[TRACE] 16:55:34.086 terminal.go:Getenv(POSH_SHELL_VERSION) - 0s
[DEBUG] 16:55:34.086 debug.go:PrintDebug:24 → segment: Title
[DEBUG] 16:55:34.087 text.go:patchTemplate:125 → {{ .Shell }} in {{ .Folder }}
[TRACE] 16:55:34.087 text.go:Render({{ .Shell }} in {{ .Folder }}) - 0s
[TRACE] 16:55:34.087 terminal.go:Flags() - 0s
[DEBUG] 16:55:34.087 terminal.go:Getenv:77 → 6
[TRACE] 16:55:34.087 terminal.go:Getenv(POSH_CURSOR_LINE) - 0s
[DEBUG] 16:55:34.087 terminal.go:Getenv:77 → 1
[TRACE] 16:55:34.087 terminal.go:Getenv(POSH_CURSOR_COLUMN) - 0s
[TRACE] 16:55:34.087 terminal.go:Flags() - 0s
[TRACE] 16:55:34.087 terminal.go:Flags() - 0s
[TRACE] 16:55:34.087 terminal.go:Flags() - 0s
[DEBUG] 16:55:34.087 home.go:12 → C:\Users\jjash
[TRACE] 16:55:34.087 terminal.go:GOOS() - 0s
[TRACE] 16:55:34.087 terminal.go:Flags() - 0s
[DEBUG] 16:55:34.087 segment.go:Execute:112 → segment: Status
[DEBUG] 16:55:34.087 file.go:Get:70 → cache key not found: toggle_cache
[DEBUG] 16:55:34.087 segment.go:isToggled:229 → no toggles found
[TRACE] 16:55:34.087 terminal.go:StatusCodes() - 0s
[DEBUG] 16:55:34.087 properties.go:GetString:28 → status_template: {{ .Code }}
[DEBUG] 16:55:34.087 home.go:12 → C:\Users\jjash
[TRACE] 16:55:34.087 terminal.go:GOOS() - 0s
[DEBUG] 16:55:34.087 segment.go:Execute:112 → segment: Session
[DEBUG] 16:55:34.087 file.go:Get:70 → cache key not found: toggle_cache
[TRACE] 16:55:34.087 terminal.go:Flags() - 0s
[DEBUG] 16:55:34.087 segment.go:isToggled:229 → no toggles found
[DEBUG] 16:55:34.087 terminal.go:Getenv:77 → NO DATA
[TRACE] 16:55:34.087 terminal.go:Getenv(SSH_CONNECTION) - 0s
[DEBUG] 16:55:34.087 terminal.go:Getenv:77 → NO DATA
[TRACE] 16:55:34.087 terminal.go:Getenv(SSH_CLIENT) - 0s
[TRACE] 16:55:34.087 terminal.go:Flags() - 0s
[DEBUG] 16:55:34.087 home.go:12 → C:\Users\jjash
[TRACE] 16:55:34.087 terminal.go:GOOS() - 0s
[DEBUG] 16:55:34.087 home.go:12 → C:\Users\jjash
[DEBUG] 16:55:34.087 segment.go:Execute:112 → segment: Path
[TRACE] 16:55:34.087 terminal.go:GOOS() - 0s
[DEBUG] 16:55:34.087 file.go:Get:70 → cache key not found: toggle_cache
[DEBUG] 16:55:34.087 segment.go:isToggled:229 → no toggles found
[DEBUG] 16:55:34.087 segment.go:Execute:112 → segment: Git
[DEBUG] 16:55:34.087 file.go:Get:70 → cache key not found: toggle_cache
[DEBUG] 16:55:34.087 segment.go:isToggled:229 → no toggles found
[DEBUG] 16:55:34.087 properties.go:GetBool:22 → display_cygpath: false
[TRACE] 16:55:34.087 terminal.go:GOOS() - 0s
[TRACE] 16:55:34.087 terminal.go:GOOS() - 0s
[TRACE] 16:55:34.087 separator.go:Separator() - 0s
[TRACE] 16:55:34.087 terminal.go:Shell() - 0s
[TRACE] 16:55:34.087 terminal.go:Flags() - 0s
[TRACE] 16:55:34.087 terminal.go:Flags() - 0s
[DEBUG] 16:55:34.087 home.go:12 → C:\Users\jjash
[TRACE] 16:55:34.087 terminal.go:GOOS() - 0s
[DEBUG] 16:55:34.087 segment.go:Execute:112 → segment: Root
[TRACE] 16:55:34.087 terminal.go:GOOS() - 0s
[DEBUG] 16:55:34.087 file.go:Get:70 → cache key not found: toggle_cache
[DEBUG] 16:55:34.087 segment.go:isToggled:229 → no toggles found
[DEBUG] 16:55:34.087 text.go:patchTemplate:125 → {{ .Data.Code }}
[TRACE] 16:55:34.087 text.go:Render({{ .Code }}) - 0s
[DEBUG] 16:55:34.087 properties.go:GetBool:22 → always_enabled: true
[DEBUG] 16:55:34.087 properties.go:GetBool:22 → mapped_locations_enabled: true
[DEBUG] 16:55:34.087 properties.go:GetString:28 → windows_registry_icon: 
[TRACE] 16:55:34.087 terminal_windows.go:Root() - 0s
[DEBUG] 16:55:34.087 properties.go:GetString:28 → windows_registry_icon: 
[DEBUG] 16:55:34.087 home.go:12 → C:\Users\jjash
[TRACE] 16:55:34.087 separator.go:Separator() - 0s
[TRACE] 16:55:34.087 terminal.go:GOOS() - 0s
[DEBUG] 16:55:34.087 properties.go:GetString:28 → home_icon: ~
[DEBUG] 16:55:34.087 properties.go:GetKeyValueMap:46 → mapped_locations: map[]
[TRACE] 16:55:34.087 separator.go:Separator() - 0s
[TRACE] 16:55:34.087 terminal.go:GOOS() - 0s
[TRACE] 16:55:34.087 separator.go:Separator() - 0s
[TRACE] 16:55:34.087 terminal.go:GOOS() - 0s
[TRACE] 16:55:34.087 terminal.go:GOOS() - 0s
[TRACE] 16:55:34.087 terminal.go:GOOS() - 0s
[TRACE] 16:55:34.087 terminal.go:GOOS() - 0s
[TRACE] 16:55:34.087 terminal.go:Flags() - 0s
[DEBUG] 16:55:34.087 properties.go:GetStringArray:52 → cycle: []
[DEBUG] 16:55:34.087 properties.go:GetString:28 → folder_separator_template:
[DEBUG] 16:55:34.087 properties.go:GetString:28 → folder_separator_icon: \
[DEBUG] 16:55:34.087 properties.go:GetBool:22 → cycle_folder_separator: false
[DEBUG] 16:55:34.087 properties.go:GetString:28 → folder_format: %s
[DEBUG] 16:55:34.087 properties.go:GetString:28 → edge_format: %s
[DEBUG] 16:55:34.087 properties.go:GetString:28 → left_format: %s
[DEBUG] 16:55:34.087 properties.go:GetString:28 → right_format: %s
[TRACE] 16:55:34.087 terminal.go:Flags() - 0s
[TRACE] 16:55:34.087 terminal.go:GOOS() - 0s
[TRACE] 16:55:34.087 terminal.go:StackCount() - 0s
[DEBUG] 16:55:34.087 text.go:patchTemplate:125 →  {{ if .Data.SSHSession }} {{ end }}{{ .UserName }}
[TRACE] 16:55:34.087 text.go:Render( {{ if .SSHSession }} {{ end }}{{ .UserName }} ) - 499.3µs
[TRACE] 16:55:34.087 text.go:Render(diamond) - 0s
[DEBUG] 16:55:34.087 win32_windows.go:isWriteable:259 → not current user or in group
[DEBUG] 16:55:34.087 win32_windows.go:isWriteable:263 → current user is member of S-1-5-32-544
[DEBUG] 16:55:34.088 win32_windows.go:isWriteable:271 ↓
    WRITE_DAC
    WRITE_OWNER
    SYNCHRONIZE
    DELETE
    READ_CONTROL
[DEBUG] 16:55:34.088 win32_windows.go:isWriteable:273 → user has write access
[TRACE] 16:55:34.088 terminal_windows.go:DirIsWritable() - 997.7µs
[DEBUG] 16:55:34.088 text.go:patchTemplate:125 →   {{ path .Data.Path .Data.Location }}
[TRACE] 16:55:34.088 text.go:Render(  {{ path .Path .Location }} ) - 500.5µs
[TRACE] 16:55:34.088 text.go:Render(powerline) - 0s
[DEBUG] 16:55:34.090 terminal.go:CommandPath:317 → C:\Program Files\Git\cmd\git.exe
[TRACE] 16:55:34.090 terminal.go:CommandPath(git.exe) - 2.9982ms
[TRACE] 16:55:34.090 terminal.go:HasCommand(git.exe) - 2.9982ms
[DEBUG] 16:55:34.090 properties.go:GetBool:22 → fetch_bare_info: false
[DEBUG] 16:55:34.090 terminal.go:ResolveSymlink:208 → C:\Users\jjash
[TRACE] 16:55:34.090 terminal.go:ResolveSymlink(C:\Users\jjash) - 0s
[ERROR] 16:55:34.090 terminal.go:HasParentFilePath:476 → CreateFile .git: The system cannot find the file specified.
[TRACE] 16:55:34.090 terminal.go:HasParentFilePath(.git) - 502.5µs
[TRACE] 16:55:34.090 text.go:Render(powerline) - 0s
[TRACE] 16:55:34.090 text.go:Render(powerline) - 0s
[DEBUG] 16:55:34.090 text.go:patchTemplate:125 →  {{ if gt .Data.Code 0 }}{{ else }}{{ end }}
[TRACE] 16:55:34.090 text.go:Render( {{ if gt .Code 0 }}{{ else }}{{ end }} ) - 0s
[DEBUG] 16:55:34.090 text.go:patchTemplate:125 → {{ if gt .Data.Code 0 }}p:red{{ end }}
[TRACE] 16:55:34.090 text.go:Render({{ if gt .Code 0 }}p:red{{ end }}) - 0s
[TRACE] 16:55:34.090 text.go:Render(diamond) - 0s
[DEBUG] 16:55:34.090 text.go:patchTemplate:125 → {{ if gt .Data.Code 0 }}p:red{{ end }}
[TRACE] 16:55:34.090 text.go:Render({{ if gt .Code 0 }}p:red{{ end }}) - 0s
[TRACE] 16:55:34.090 terminal.go:Shell() - 0s
[TRACE] 16:55:34.090 terminal.go:Flags() - 0s
[DEBUG] 16:55:34.090 home.go:12 → C:\Users\jjash
[TRACE] 16:55:34.090 terminal.go:GOOS() - 0s
[DEBUG] 16:55:34.090 segment.go:Execute:112 → segment: Time
[DEBUG] 16:55:34.090 file.go:Get:70 → cache key not found: toggle_cache
[DEBUG] 16:55:34.090 segment.go:isToggled:229 → no toggles found
[TRACE] 16:55:34.090 terminal.go:Flags() - 0s
[TRACE] 16:55:34.090 terminal.go:Flags() - 0s
[DEBUG] 16:55:34.090 properties.go:GetString:28 → time_format: 15:04:05
[TRACE] 16:55:34.090 terminal.go:Flags() - 0s
[DEBUG] 16:55:34.090 home.go:12 → C:\Users\jjash
[TRACE] 16:55:34.090 terminal.go:GOOS() - 0s
[TRACE] 16:55:34.090 terminal.go:Flags() - 0s
[DEBUG] 16:55:34.090 segment.go:Execute:112 → segment: Go
[DEBUG] 16:55:34.090 home.go:12 → C:\Users\jjash
[DEBUG] 16:55:34.090 file.go:Get:70 → cache key not found: toggle_cache
[DEBUG] 16:55:34.090 segment.go:isToggled:229 → no toggles found
[TRACE] 16:55:34.090 terminal.go:GOOS() - 0s
[DEBUG] 16:55:34.090 segment.go:Execute:112 → segment: Python
[DEBUG] 16:55:34.090 file.go:Get:70 → cache key not found: toggle_cache
[DEBUG] 16:55:34.090 segment.go:isToggled:229 → no toggles found
[TRACE] 16:55:34.090 terminal.go:GOOS() - 0s
[DEBUG] 16:55:34.090 segment.go:Execute:112 → segment: Shell
[DEBUG] 16:55:34.090 segment.go:Execute:112 → segment: Node
[DEBUG] 16:55:34.090 file.go:Get:70 → cache key not found: toggle_cache
[DEBUG] 16:55:34.090 file.go:Get:70 → cache key not found: toggle_cache
[DEBUG] 16:55:34.090 segment.go:isToggled:229 → no toggles found
[DEBUG] 16:55:34.090 segment.go:isToggled:229 → no toggles found
[DEBUG] 16:55:34.090 properties.go:GetKeyValueMap:46 → mapped_shell_names: map[]
[DEBUG] 16:55:34.090 properties.go:GetString:28 → display_mode: files
[TRACE] 16:55:34.090 terminal.go:Shell() - 0s
[TRACE] 16:55:34.090 terminal.go:Flags() - 0s
[DEBUG] 16:55:34.090 properties.go:GetStringArray:52 → extensions: [*.go go.mod go.sum go.work go.work.sum]
[DEBUG] 16:55:34.090 properties.go:GetStringArray:52 → extensions: [*.py *.ipynb pyproject.toml venv.bak]
[DEBUG] 16:55:34.090 properties.go:GetStringArray:52 → folders: []
[DEBUG] 16:55:34.090 properties.go:GetStringArray:52 → extensions: [*.js *.ts package.json .nvmrc pnpm-workspace.yaml .pnpmfile.cjs .vue]
[DEBUG] 16:55:34.090 properties.go:GetBool:22 → home_enabled: false
[DEBUG] 16:55:34.090 properties.go:GetStringArray:52 → folders: []
[DEBUG] 16:55:34.090 properties.go:GetBool:22 → home_enabled: false
[DEBUG] 16:55:34.090 home.go:12 → C:\Users\jjash
[DEBUG] 16:55:34.090 home.go:12 → C:\Users\jjash
[DEBUG] 16:55:34.090 home.go:12 → C:\Users\jjash
[TRACE] 16:55:34.090 text.go:Render(plain) - 0s
[TRACE] 16:55:34.090 text.go:Render(plain) - 0s
[TRACE] 16:55:34.090 text.go:Render(plain) - 0s
[DEBUG] 16:55:34.090 text.go:patchTemplate:125 → in <p:blue><b>{{ .Data.Name }}</b></>
[TRACE] 16:55:34.091 text.go:Render(in <p:blue><b>{{ .Name }}</b></> ) - 498.1µs
[TRACE] 16:55:34.091 text.go:Render(plain) - 0s
[DEBUG] 16:55:34.091 text.go:patchTemplate:125 → at <p:blue><b>{{ .Data.CurrentDate | date "15:04:05" }}</b></>
[TRACE] 16:55:34.091 text.go:Render(at <p:blue><b>{{ .CurrentDate | date "15:04:05" }}</b></>) - 0s
[TRACE] 16:55:34.091 text.go:Render(plain) - 0s
[TRACE] 16:55:34.091 terminal.go:Shell() - 0s
[TRACE] 16:55:34.091 terminal.go:Flags() - 0s
[TRACE] 16:55:34.091 terminal.go:Shell() - 0s
[DEBUG] 16:55:34.091 terminal_windows.go:TerminalWidth:99 → terminal width: 120
[TRACE] 16:55:34.091 terminal_windows.go:TerminalWidth() - 0s
[TRACE] 16:55:34.091 path.go:Path() - 0s
[TRACE] 16:55:34.091 terminal.go:Flags() - 0s

[crocash-cm]

Please note: contra to the above log, pwsh --version gives this output: PowerShell 7.5.1

[JanDeDobbeleer]

@crocash-cm I don't understand the issue? Can you provide more information?

On the pwsh comment, that's because you ran debug in PowerShell 5, not 7.

[crocash-cm]

I'm sorry, perhaps I was excessively brief. The issue is that running the command oh-my-posh font install meslo did not work on my machine. It produced output in the CLI but the font was not installed on my machine (sorry this was some days ago, I do not have a log of the output.) I installed the font "Meslo LGM Nerd Font Mono" and specified this in the Windows Terminal settings.json (sorry I made an error in my original report, it was not in $PROFILE the reference to the font, but in the Windows Terminal settings.json) Apologies!

[crocash-cm]

This is what I specified in my Terminal settings.json:

"defaults": 
        {
            "font": 
            {
                "face": "MesloLGM Nerd Font Mono"

            }

        },

Font was installed manually via Windows 11 "drag and drop" GUI method in Windows 11 Settings application.

[crocash-cm]

Ah I realise the log is not helpful. I could try uninstalling the font and trying to install through oh-my-posh and then repost the log? @JanDeDobbeleer

[JanDeDobbeleer]

I can't reproduce this one though. It installs and I can select it using the Terminal UI afterwards.