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You all know the nice default font that come with Ubuntu, right? I just wanted to play a little bit with Kubuntu and installed the meta package

kubuntu-desktop

Everything was fine, however the font is now ugly as hell. Not only on KDE, but also on Gnome, Unity etc.

Example: enter image description here

How can I get the default font config back?

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Looks like you have to to disable font hinting, either through GNOME/KDE settings or by putting the following in ~/.fonts.conf (create the file if it doesn't exist):

<match target="font">
  <edit name="hinting" mode="assign">
    <bool>false</bool>
  </edit>
</match>

This is configurable because some people prefer crispier look reminiscent of Windows XP.

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    I confirm that this solved the problem.
    – sorin
    May 3, 2012 at 12:17
  • This is also working for me, please select it as the answer.
    – Martin
    Mar 10, 2013 at 19:15
  • I don't like font hinting
    – Eofla
    Jun 5, 2016 at 8:59
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In your home folder, rename .fonts.conf to .fonts.conf.bak then log out. Log back in and the fonts in Firefox are good to go.

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