{"id":43832,"date":"2023-03-28T14:02:55","date_gmt":"2023-03-28T14:02:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/?p=43832"},"modified":"2023-04-22T12:52:07","modified_gmt":"2023-04-22T12:52:07","slug":"install-ubuntu-new-fonts-2204-2004","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/2023\/03\/install-ubuntu-new-fonts-2204-2004\/","title":{"rendered":"Install &#038; Try out Ubuntu&#8217;s New Fonts in Ubuntu 22.04 | 20.04"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/font-icon.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-43833\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/font-icon-250x250.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/font-icon-250x250.webp 250w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/font-icon-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/font-icon-600x600.webp 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/font-icon-768x768.webp 768w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/font-icon.webp 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Ubuntu design team is working on new Ubuntu fonts and proposes to use as default in the upcoming Ubuntu 23.04.<\/p>\n<p>For testing purpose, the team posted the <code>.deb<\/code> packages for the new fonts in this <a href=\"https:\/\/discourse.ubuntu.com\/t\/ubuntu-font-update-available-for-testing\/34676\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">thread<\/a>. User can try it out by installing in all current Ubuntu releases and report any issue in <a href=\"https:\/\/bugs.launchpad.net\/ubuntu\/+source\/fonts-ubuntu\/+bug\/2011994\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">this page<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve tried out the new fonts in Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. The text in system menu and application window becomes a bit thin and compact than before.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/fonts-change.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-43834\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/fonts-change.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"945\" height=\"546\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>And, the document text in text editor looks enlarged, that I even doubted if the font size was changed mistakenly.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/text-change.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-43835\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/text-change.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"810\" height=\"340\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>How to Install the New Fonts<\/h3>\n<p>First, press <b>Ctrl+Alt+T<\/b> on keyboard to open a terminal window. When it opens, <b>run single command below<\/b> to download the 2 font packages:<\/p>\n<pre>wget https:\/\/launchpad.net\/ubuntu\/+archive\/primary\/+files\/fonts-ubuntu_0.863-0ubuntu3_all.deb https:\/\/launchpad.net\/ubuntu\/+archive\/primary\/+files\/fonts-ubuntu-console_0.863-0ubuntu3_all.deb<\/pre>\n<p>Install <code>wget<\/code> via <code>sudo apt install wget<\/code> if it says command not found.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/download-ubuntu-newfonts.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-43836\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/download-ubuntu-newfonts-600x345.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"345\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/download-ubuntu-newfonts-600x345.webp 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/download-ubuntu-newfonts-300x173.webp 300w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/download-ubuntu-newfonts-768x442.webp 768w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/download-ubuntu-newfonts.webp 1020w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>After downloaded the packages, use command to install them:<\/p>\n<pre>sudo dpkg -i fonts-ubuntu-console_0.863-0ubuntu3_all.deb fonts-ubuntu_0.863-0ubuntu3_all.deb<\/pre>\n<p>You can then remove the 2 packages in user home folder. And restart computer to apply changes after installation.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/install-newfonts.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-43837\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/install-newfonts-600x345.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"345\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/install-newfonts-600x345.webp 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/install-newfonts-300x173.webp 300w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/install-newfonts-768x442.webp 768w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/install-newfonts.webp 1020w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>How to Restore original fonts<\/h3>\n<p>The stock fonts package version varies on different Ubuntu editions, so I would recommend to first install <b>Synaptic package manager<\/b> in Ubuntu Software.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/install-synaptic-jammy.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-43838\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/install-synaptic-jammy-600x359.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"359\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/install-synaptic-jammy-600x359.webp 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/install-synaptic-jammy-300x179.webp 300w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/install-synaptic-jammy-768x459.webp 768w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/install-synaptic-jammy.webp 943w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Then, open &#8220;Synaptic&#8221; and do:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Search and highlight &#8220;fonts-ubuntu&#8221; package.<\/li>\n<li>Go to menu &#8220;Package -&gt; Force Version&#8221;.<\/li>\n<li>Select the old stock version from pop-up dialog, then click &#8220;Force Version&#8221; button.<\/li>\n<li>Finally, click &#8220;Apply&#8221;.<\/li>\n<li>Also, do the previous steps one by one for &#8220;fonts-ubuntu-console&#8221; package.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/force-font-package.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-43839\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/force-font-package-600x329.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"329\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/force-font-package-600x329.webp 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/force-font-package-300x165.webp 300w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/force-font-package-768x422.webp 768w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/force-font-package.webp 1044w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Also, restart computer to apply changes and done!<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Ubuntu design team is working on new Ubuntu fonts and proposes to use as default in the upcoming Ubuntu 23.04. For testing purpose, the team posted the .deb packages for the new fonts in this thread. 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