Thanks for the report. Before the upload of fontconfig 2.11.1-0ubuntu9 we also considered to instead upgrade to the upstream version 2.11.94. It's available in this PPA:
https://launchpad.net/~gunnarhj/+archive/ubuntu/fontconfig-test2 Can you please test that fontconfig version, and let us know whether the problem goes away. ** Changed in: fontconfig (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed => Incomplete ** Changed in: fontconfig (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided => High -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to fontconfig in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1566651 Title: Blurry fonts after update to fontconfig 2.11.1-0ubuntu9 Status in fontconfig package in Ubuntu: Incomplete Bug description: I use terminus font in gnome-terminal. After upgrade to the latest fonconfig in xenial my terminal font is blurry. Versions which work as expected: <= 2.11.1-0ubuntu8 Broken versions: >= 2.11.1-0ubuntu9 Screenshots attached. Probably related to this change https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/fontconfig/+bug/1556457 Rollback to the following packages fixes this issue: fontconfig_2.11.1-0ubuntu8_amd64.deb fontconfig-config_2.11.1-0ubuntu8_all.deb libfontconfig1_2.11.1-0ubuntu8_amd64.deb To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/fontconfig/+bug/1566651/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp