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.