The following fixes it: $ cd /etc/fonts/conf.d $ sudo rm 10-hinting-medium.conf $ sudo ln -s ../conf.avail/10-hinting-full.conf
So it seems that the configuration in /etc/fonts/conf.d overwrites the GNOME font preferences -- at least for GNOME Terminal. -- font in terminal does not resemble font in preview https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/190848 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is a bug assignee. -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs