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redahs on Feb 28, 2016 | parent | context | favorite | on: The New Web Typography

> fonts on my Linux box either render strangely or are downright ugly

The "fc-match" command can be used with font-family name to figure out what fallback font your system is selecting by default. There is also a "fonts.conf" file in which you can specify your preferred fallback.

https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Fonts#Fallback_font_ord...

x0 on Feb 28, 2016 [–]

Cheers! I've used Linux on servers for years, but this is my first serious foray into GUI Linux, so a lot of this stuff is completely foreign to me.

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