Fresh install: Error, could not find default font

[DarkCTO]

Same issue even with font set

attract --font /usr/share/fonts/TTF/Timesbd.TTF 
Attract-Mode v2.7.0 (Linux, SFML 2.5.1 +FontConfig +Xinerama +SWF +7z +Curl) 
avcodec 60.3.100 / avformat 60.3.100 / swscale 7.1.100 / avutil 58.2.100 / swresample 4.10.100

Config file not found: /home/kudy/.attract/attract.cfg
 - Constructed 1 filters in 0 ms (1 comparisons)
Error, could not find default font.

[Vulto]

Important issue that nobody is giving the proper attention.

[bebop350]

Worked for me once I specified the font name minus the directory.

To clarify, this works: attract --font LiberationSans-Regular.ttf

This does NOT work: attract --font /usr/share/fonts/liberation/LiberationSans-Regular.ttf

Wanted to throw that out there in case you didn't figure it out already.

[Vulto]

It doesn't worked in my case. Still having the issue. Edit

I found this attract.cfg template generated by another person and pasted into .attract.attract.cfg wich i have to manually create. After that attract works nice. The issue stills there, attract can't create a proper .attract folder and cfg file on linux.
In case any other person have this issue, try to paste this template on .attract/attract.cfg.

sound sound_volume 100 ambient_volume 100 movie_volume 100

input_map configure Tab prev_letter LControl+Up next_letter LControl+Down filters_menu LControl+Left next_filter LControl+Right configure Escape+Up edit_game Escape+Down add_favourite Escape+LControl prev_letter Joy0 Up+Joy0 Button0 next_letter Joy0 Down+Joy0 Button0 filters_menu Joy0 Left+Joy0 Button0 next_filter Joy0 Right+Joy0 Button0 configure Joy0 Up+Joy0 Button1 edit_game Joy0 Down+Joy0 Button1 add_favourite Joy0 Button0+Joy0 Button1 back Escape back Joy0 Button1 up Up up Joy0 Up down Down down Joy0 Down left Left left Joy0 Left right Right right Joy0 Right select Return select LControl select Joy0 Button0 default back exit default up prev_game default down next_game default left prev_display default right next_display

general language en exit_command
exit_message
default_font FreeSans font_path /usr/share/fonts/;$HOME/.fonts/ screen_saver_timeout 600 displays_menu_exit yes hide_brackets no startup_mode default confirm_favourites yes confirm_exit yes mouse_threshold 10 joystick_threshold 75 window_mode default filter_wrap_mode default track_usage yes multiple_monitors no smooth_images yes selection_max_step 128 selection_speed_ms 40 move_mouse_on_launch yes scrape_snaps yes scrape_marquees yes scrape_flyers yes scrape_wheels yes scrape_fanart no scrape_videos no scrape_overview yes thegamesdb_key
hide_console no video_decoder
menu_prompt Displays Menu menu_layout

[V0rt3x667]

I had the same issue on Arch Linux. I resolved it by installing the package gnu-free-fonts. Attractmode automatically discovered the default font on launch.