Public bug reported: Firefox does not use the system-wide settings of fonts' auto-hinting, anti-aliasing, etc. You have to do these steps in order to fix it:
Basically, in Terminal, you should enter: "gksudo nautilus" Find: "/etc/fonts/conf.d" Then, delete the three files that start with a 10. Once deleted, close the Terminal, open it back up, and key in: "sudo dpkg-reconfigure fontconfig" Once you restart Firefox, you should see an improvement in the font rendering. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04 Package: firefox 14.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.12.04.1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-29.46-generic 3.2.24 Uname: Linux 3.2.0-29-generic x86_64 AddonCompatCheckDisabled: False AlsaVersion: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.24. AplayDevices: **** List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices **** card 0: Intel [HDA Intel], device 0: AD198x Analog [AD198x Analog] Subdevices: 1/1 Subdevice #0: subdevice #0 ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu12 Architecture: amd64 ArecordDevices: **** List of CAPTURE Hardware Devices **** card 0: Intel [HDA Intel], device 0: AD198x Analog [AD198x Analog] Subdevices: 1/1 Subdevice #0: subdevice #0 AudioDevicesInUse: USER PID ACCESS COMMAND /dev/snd/controlC0: miroslav 1888 F.... pulseaudio BuildID: 20120713224749 Card0.Amixer.info: Card hw:0 'Intel'/'HDA Intel at 0xf4700000 irq 47' Mixer name : 'Analog Devices AD1981' Components : 'HDA:11d41981,103c309f,00100200 HDA:14f12bfa,103c309f,00090000' Controls : 11 Simple ctrls : 9 Channel: Unavailable Date: Mon Aug 13 17:50:16 2012 ForcedLayersAccel: False IfupdownConfig: auto lo iface lo inet loopback InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release amd64 (20120425) IpRoute: default via 192.168.1.1 dev wlan0 proto static 169.254.0.0/16 dev wlan0 scope link metric 1000 192.168.1.0/24 dev wlan0 proto kernel scope link src 192.168.1.124 metric 2 PrefSources: prefs.js [Profile]/extensions/foxma...@kei.com/defaults/preferences/prefs.js [Profile]/extensions/amin.eft_bmno...@gmail.com/defaults/preferences/pref.js ProcEnviron: PATH=(custom, no user) LANG=en_US.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash Profiles: Profile0 (Default) - LastVersion=14.0.1/20120713224749 (In use) RelatedPackageVersions: rhythmbox-mozilla 2.96-0ubuntu4.1 mozilla-libreoffice 1:3.5.4-0ubuntu1 totem-mozilla 3.0.1-0ubuntu21 RunningIncompatibleAddons: False SourcePackage: firefox UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) dmi.bios.date: 07/11/2008 dmi.bios.vendor: Hewlett-Packard dmi.bios.version: 68YAF Ver. F.1D dmi.board.name: 309F dmi.board.vendor: Hewlett-Packard dmi.board.version: KBC Version 54.3D dmi.chassis.type: 10 dmi.chassis.vendor: Hewlett-Packard dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnHewlett-Packard:bvr68YAFVer.F.1D:bd07/11/2008:svnHewlett-Packard:pn:pvrF.1D:rvnHewlett-Packard:rn309F:rvrKBCVersion54.3D:cvnHewlett-Packard:ct10:cvr: dmi.product.version: F.1D dmi.sys.vendor: Hewlett-Packard ** Affects: firefox (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug precise running-unity -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1036229 Title: Firefox does not apply the system-wide font settings To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/firefox/+bug/1036229/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs