How does Ubuntu have such great fonts?

[Maikun]

Hi, in the Unofficial Ubuntu  Starter Guide (http://ubuntuguide.org/)

you find this:



> Q: How to install Extra Fonts?

> 

> 1. Read General Notes

> 2. Read How to add extra repositories?

> 3.

> 

> sudo apt-get install xfonts-intl-arabic

> sudo apt-get install xfonts-intl-asian

> sudo apt-get install xfonts-intl-chinese

> sudo apt-get install xfonts-intl-chinese-big

> sudo apt-get install xfonts-intl-european

> sudo apt-get install xfonts-intl-japanese

> sudo apt-get install xfonts-intl-japanese-big

> sudo apt-get install xfonts-intl-phonetic

> sudo apt-get install gsfonts-x11

> sudo apt-get install msttcorefonts

> sudo fc-cache -f -v

> sudo cp /etc/fonts/local.conf /etc/fonts/local.conf_backup

> sudo gedit /etc/fonts/local.conf

> 

> 4. Find this section

> 

> ...

> <!-- Uncomment below to enable the freetype autohinter module -->

> <!--

> <match target="font">

> <edit name="autohint" mode="assign">

> <bool>true</bool>

> </edit>

> </match>

> -->

> ...

> 

> 5. Replace with the following lines

> 

> <match target="font">

> <edit name="autohint" mode="assign">

> <bool>true</bool>

> </edit>

> </match>

> 

> 6. Save the edited file (sample)

> 7. Read How to restart GNOME without rebooting computer? 



To make them look incredibly good, the important thing is point 5.



Also, you have to turn Sub-Pixel-Hinting on.

In Kubuntu (KDE), in the Control Center->Looks...->Fonts->Antialiasing
properties. In GNOME it will be similar.



Then the fonts look amazing on a LCD (TFT, Laptop)


-- 
Maikun