Putty 0.76 does not work on Ubuntu 22.04 unless with Sudo

Question

I recently upgraded Ubuntu to 22.04, and installed PuTTY 0.76 in it.
Sorry, I can't remember if I used apt install or a snap.

Putty initiates OK, but when attempting a terminal session with an open, nothing happens.
Apparently Putty just terminates.
But I discovered that if I run Putty with sudo in a terminal session, it behaves properly.
As well, a simple SSH terminal without sudo is able to initiate a terminal session in the object machines.

I have been using Putty 0.76 in older versions of Ubuntu satisfactorily up to now.

@Marco Thanx for the suggestion. I found a Putty log and it said "Unable to load server:fixed" whatever that is.... — aqk, May 27 '22 at 23:05
Does this answer your question? PuTTY: "unable to load font" in Ubuntu 20.04 — muru, Aug 03 '22 at 06:27

score 5 · Answer 1 · edited Sep 01 '22 at 08:01

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It seems the default font for PuTTY 0.76 in Ubuntu 22.04 is "Server:Fixed".
Not sure what that is, but I browsed the available fonts in PuTTY, and chose one to my liking. Now PuTTY is working OK!
Thanx, @Marco- Yes, ALWAYS check those logs!

Don't forget to go back to the session and save to persist the change.

edited Sep 01 '22 at 08:01

Udara Seneviratne

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answered May 27 '22 at 23:12

aqk

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Had the same issue, your solution of changing the font worked. Thanks. – Tremain Aug 04 '22 at 23:45

Putty 0.76 does not work on Ubuntu 22.04 unless with Sudo

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