Fix icons not showing on WSL Ubuntu

README.rst

@@ -34,6 +34,20 @@ On other environments, you can copy and paste these commands to your terminal. C
     cd ..
     rm -rf fonts
 
+Installing and Configuring Fonts on WSL Ubuntu
+----------------------------------------------
+
+If you are using WSL Ubuntu and experiencing issues with icons not showing correctly, follow these steps to install and configure fonts:
+
+1. Install the necessary packages:
+::
+    sudo apt-get update
+    sudo apt-get install fonts-powerline
+
+2. Configure the font settings in your terminal emulator (e.g., Windows Terminal, Hyper, etc.) to use a Powerline font.
+
+3. If the issue persists, try using the DejaVu or Sarasa Term SC fonts, as they have been reported to work correctly on WSL Ubuntu.
+
 Uninstall
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install.sh

@@ -9,6 +9,12 @@ prefix="$1"
 if test "$(uname)" = "Darwin" ; then
   # MacOS
   font_dir="$HOME/Library/Fonts"
+elif grep -qEi "(Microsoft|WSL)" /proc/version &> /dev/null ; then
+  # WSL Ubuntu
+  font_dir="$HOME/.local/share/fonts"
+  mkdir -p $font_dir
+  sudo apt-get update
+  sudo apt-get install -y fonts-powerline
 else
   # Linux
   font_dir="$HOME/.local/share/fonts"

samples/DejaVuSansMono.md

@@ -1,2 +1,13 @@
 #DejaVuSansMono
 ![](https://cloud.githubusercontent.com/assets/8317250/7021756/221ca1b0-dd60-11e4-8e03-a3d0cd9595e3.png)
+
+Note: If you are using WSL Ubuntu and experiencing issues with icons not showing correctly, follow these steps to install and configure fonts:
+
+1. Install the necessary packages:
+::
+    sudo apt-get update
+    sudo apt-get install fonts-powerline
+
+2. Configure the font settings in your terminal emulator (e.g., Windows Terminal, Hyper, etc.) to use a Powerline font.
+
+3. If the issue persists, try using the DejaVu or Sarasa Term SC fonts, as they have been reported to work correctly on WSL Ubuntu.