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Default font on Ubuntu looks terrible (should we ship a font with vscode?) #5742

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  • VSCode Version: 1.0
  • OS Version: Ubuntu 16.04

Ubuntu 16.04 (Xenial Xerus) no longer carries Droid Sans Mono, this causes font to be rendered with Courier New if Linux desktop user installed MS core fonts (more than likely). Given Ubuntu still carries open source fonts such as DejaVu Sans Mono or Liberation Mono, which are better for LCD than Courier New, consider:

  • Adding those to the font list
  • Remove Courier New from font list - let the OS decide

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