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		mikevm on March 13, 2013 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: OpenSUSE Linux 12.3 has been released I'm using Kubuntu, do I need to install the "freetype-freeworld" package?

jfebrer on March 14, 2013 [–]

No, you just need to execute this on a terminal:

echo "Xft.lcdfilter: lcddefault" > ~/.Xresources

And check the output of:

xrdb -query | grep Xft

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