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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).

Distributions include the Linux kernel and supporting system software and libraries, many of which are provided by the GNU Project. Many Linux distributions use the word "Linux" in their name, but the Free Software Foundation uses the name GNU/Linux to emphasize the importance of GNU software, causing some controversy.

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

submitted 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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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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[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago (3 children)

Very old Toshiba laptop with a very old Nvidia gpu GT 525M running proprietary drivers connected to a 1080p monitor and yes it is running at 1080p

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago (1 children)

It's not using Nvidia optimus technology is it? My old laptop had a GT 550M in an optimus configuration which made using linux tricky for quite a long time. Should be easier now i reckon though.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago

There is no integrated GPU so no

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago (1 children)

If your next machine has a higher pixel density than 1080p, the need for aggressive hinting diminishes as pixels are smaller & needing to extrapolate subpixels accurately is less important (and less taxing to compute). That wouldn’t help you now, but in the future you may want to consider something like 2.8k which isn’t overkill like 4k on a small laptop display at arm’s length.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago

Thanks for the valuable information! I'm still not sure if I'm gonna get a laptop or build a desktop as an upgrade for the future but one thing is sure is that 1440p is the absolute minimum for me, no way in hell I'm getting anything lower than that

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I don't know. This sounds like some strange thing, never happened to me and I deal a lot with old computers... Maybe try another distro?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I have always wanted to try opensuse so we will see

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago (2 children)

Fedora atomic versions are great IMHO. Or mx linux or debian if you are looking for something more normal

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago

TBH I'm just following https://distrochooser.de/ #1 recommendation, I want something that works best for me, not willing to spend any more time in testing new things that might be good, if it is good then I will let the community try them 1st, I will be the last to jump in

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago

Endeavour is is also cool if you update frequently through CLI