In this tip we will see how to use the terminal to change font and user interface sizes (known as font DPI settings) under Ubuntu 12.04/11.10. This will help users, who are not satisfied with the default Ubuntu font size, to increase/decrease what is displayed on your screen according to their needs.The default Text-Scaling-Factor value for Precise is 1.0, you can check your own with this command:
gsettings get org.gnome.desktop.interface text-scaling-factor
To change it, run this command followed by your own value (Note: lower values will give your system good appearance):
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.interface text-scaling-factor 0.8
or
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.interface text-scaling-factor 1.2
If you prefer to use the GUI mode, you can install first Gnome Tweak Tool:
sudo apt-get install gnome-tweak-tool
Then start it with this command:
gnome-tweak-tool
Go now to the Fonts tab and adjust the "Text scaling factor" option the way you like:
That's it!
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