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I noticed that default Debian fonts looks not as good as on Windows. I use recommended settings, Fonts: Enable anti-aliasing, Hinting: Full, Soft-pixel order: RGB. Is it normal, or it can be improved?
imho, it's more about the (default) fonts you use then about settings.
installing ms fonts might indeed help.
other than that:
- play with the settings
- install and use infinality
it's basically one of those "what's the best XXX" questions - just try it all out, see what floats your boat. some people even like to use only bitmap fonts.
Distribution: Debian Wheezy, Jessie, Sid/Experimental, playing with LFS.
Posts: 2,900
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In my experience the native Linux fonts on a new Debian install are ok but you are correct that they don't look as good as MS fonts if that is what you are used to. To get MS fonts you will need to enable non-free in your sources.list and then install the "ttf-mscorefonts-installer" package as suggested by EmaRsk in post 7.
with this .fonts.conf file? IMO, fonts on Windows looks much better.
op is refering to a link to debian wiki.
that fonts.conf is nothing special - it just enables font smoothing and hinting and subpixelrendering.
which usually already happens on a current gnu/linux install, so you might just as well remove the file.
several people now suggested this:
Quote:
Originally Posted by k3lt01
To get MS fonts you will need to enable non-free in your sources.list and then install the "ttf-mscorefonts-installer" package as suggested by EmaRsk in post 7.
how about you actually give it a try?
Quote:
Originally Posted by ondoho
it's basically one of those "what's the best XXX" questions - just try it all out, see what floats your boat.
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