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Linux is a family of open source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991 by Linus Torvalds. Linux is typically packaged in a Linux distribution (or distro for short).

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text clarity on windows is so good, can I get the same on linux? (lemdro.id)

submitted 5 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) by Im28xwa@lemdro.id to c/linux@lemmy.ml

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I tried different font settings in the font settings and it didn't improve much (font hinting, anti aliasing, custom DPI settings, different font size)

The font is the default one which is Ubuntu Regular with font size set to 10

Sub pixel order is set properly to RGB Linux Mint xfce

Even when running windows in a virtual machine, the font rendering in it is miles ahead of what I got on my Linux setup!!!

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[–] TrickDacy@lemmy.world 5 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I gotta highly disagree with the blurry mess comment. To my eye Linux is looking about 90% as good as Mac these days. Mac fonts look the best but that os is worse in a lot of other ways. Windows always has looked worst font wise, though I will say it looks better these days than it used to.

[–] flying_sheep@lemmy.ml 6 points 4 months ago

Objectively, Apple is focusing on leveraging high DPI over subpixel tricks.

It makes sense that people who value sharpness on low DPI screens prefer subpixel rendering over grayscale.