Ubuntu: Optimize Font Rendering for Viewing on LCDs and Laptops
Contributed by shamanstears 
May 14, 2007 
Tagged: Linux
By setting Ubuntu’s font rendering to utilize subpixel smoothing so that text is displayed clearer on LCD screens and laptops. To change Ubuntu’s font rendering:
1. Click System, mouseover Preferences and select Font. The Font Preferences window will appear.
2. Under Font Rendering, select Subpixel smoothing.
3. Click Close.