Ugly text in Firefox, slow feeling ubuntu

[bla]

Hey there,

I'm new to ubuntu and would like to know:

(1) what font I shoud use/install to get rid of the ugly font in firefox?
I find the text unbarable in ubuntu. In XP, using firefox, the text is clean and readable. With ubuntu i find the text on the net to be very bad. It is OK on the desktop.

(2) I find ubuntu 8.04 (I have used no other version) somewhat slow compared to XP. XP is extremely fast. Ubuntu feels slow and heavy.
Are there tweaks to speed up ubuntu?

I have a core2duo t7500 and NVIDIA 8600.
Nvidia driver via envy.
Newest kernel...

Why is this and how can I fix it?

[Bakon Jarser]

Go to the terminal

Applications > Accessories > Terminal

and enter this


sudo apt-get install msttcorefonts

should solve your font problem.

[vvvjr]

Even after this my firefox fonts still baaad. so I picked settings from my xp box. no luck. what am I doing wrong.


Go to the terminal

Applications > Accessories > Terminal

and enter this


sudo apt-get install msttcorefonts

should solve your font problem.

[jejones3141]

What kind of display do you have? If it's an LCD, you'll want to make sure that subpixel rendering is turned on, if you haven't already done so.

[Blasphemer]

What kind of display do you have? If it's an LCD, you'll want to make sure that subpixel rendering is turned on, if you haven't already done so.
How do you switch on subpixle rendering?

[benerivo]

Main Menu > System > Preferneces > Appearance.
In the window, choose the 'Fonts' tab and click the 'details' button.

[bla]

thanks, seems to have installed some fonts. Now, i'll have to match up the fonts selected in both firefoxes.