Ubuntu: Optimize Font Rendering for Viewing on LCDs and Laptops
Contributed by Rob Rogers 
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.
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