Public bug reported: This is a bug, not a wishlist. The default fonts on kubuntu are objectively more jagged and less clear than the setup in ubuntu-desktop.
Further, the fonts in various applications such as chromium, as well as general GTK apps, are particularly bad. I would suggest: * set liberation fonts as defaults across the system * turn anti aliasing and sub hinting on by default (if it is not already) * fix freetype config so that chromium displays properly As a general question, does Kubuntu have a policy on default theming? Having been forced off Unity by a serious bug in the way it interacts with nvidia, I've been forced to spend some time customizing Kubuntu. I suggest that the default install contain more customization that it currently does to make the first impression of casual installers much better. I am willing to participate in this effort if useful. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04 Package: kubuntu-desktop 1.254 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-24.37-generic 3.2.14 Uname: Linux 3.2.0-24-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu7 Architecture: amd64 Date: Tue May 15 07:12:54 2012 EcryptfsInUse: Yes InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release amd64 (20111012) ProcEnviron: LANGUAGE= TERM=xterm PATH=(custom, no user) LANG=en_US.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: kubuntu-meta UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2012-04-27 (17 days ago) ** Affects: kubuntu-meta (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug precise -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/999623 Title: Default fonts on Kubuntu desktop are much lesser quality than default Ubuntu desktop To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/kubuntu-meta/+bug/999623/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs