I just installed Ubuntu on a couple new computers, and a lot of the system fonts are quite different than those of the first laptop. All are running 14.04, all are fully up to date with updates, all have default font settings. And yet, they look markedly different.
Note: I just discovered that if I login as a guest user on the problematic computer, all the fonts look exactly as I would hope. So obviously it's a user-level setting somewhere, I just can't figure out which one it is so I can reset it.
Here are the "good" fonts from the original laptop:
Nautilus
And the Ubuntu taskbar (see time, my name) and the chrome taskbar.
Now compare these images with the ones taken from my current PC. Look especially at the "Home" button in the top left corner, and the text of each folder and at the date/time/name located in the taskbar top right corner. These are not the same fonts, though Ubuntu claims they are.
Ubuntu taskbar
For the record, both computers show the following as their font settings:
How can I figure out how to get these same fonts working in the new PC? I have tried:
- resetting fonts with
unity-tweak-tool - Using a different monitor
- Using a different monitor cable (VGA instead of HDMI)
- rebooting
Sorta at my wits end.
So a lot of time has passed, and I still intermittently get this issue with my desktop. What I've discovered is that logging out entirely and logging back in often fixes the issue (not rebooting, though). It's definitely some user settings getting mucked with, just still not sure which ones.
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