Adding valuable info to README

Adding hint for Ubuntu (and variants) users which ttf package will help them to see the unicode fonts right.
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Viktor (Icon) VAD
2015-09-15 16:34:26 +01:00
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@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ can check Bullet Train with some popular dark color schemes.
In order to use the theme, you will first need:
* Powerline compatible fonts like [Vim Powerline patched fonts](https://github.com/Lokaltog/powerline-fonts), [Input Mono](http://input.fontbureau.com/) or [Monoid](http://larsenwork.com/monoid/).
* On Ubuntu like systems you'll need the `ttf-ancient-fonts` package to correctly display some unicode symbols that are not covered by the Powerline fonts above.
* A ZSH framework like [antigen](https://github.com/zsh-users/antigen), [oh-my-zsh](https://github.com/robbyrussell/oh-my-zsh) or [zgen](https://github.com/tarjoilija/zgen)
* Make sure terminal is using 256-colors mode with `export TERM="xterm-256color"`
* For [iTerm 2](http://iterm2.com/) users, make sure you go into your settings and set both the regular font and the non-ascii font to powerline compatible [fonts](https://github.com/powerline/fonts) or the prompt separators and special characters will not display correctly.