Debian Lenny renders fonts awful (like a ransom note) with default Desktop install

Question

I'm running up-to-date Debian Lenny for x86-64. I am using the iceweasel browser.

I browse to the web page crypto.org/blog and see the following:

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It looks like a ransom note! tHe texT iS VarYinG iN SiZe (except that the letters are all lower case, differing in size by about a point and a half).

It renders fine on all other browsers. (See for yourself.)

Please don't suggest installing the Microsoft fonts. I am looking to fix the problem rendering the existing fonts (that doesn't occur on other Debian-derived distros), not add new ones.

Answer 1

Not all TrueType fonts are Microsoft fonts. The only Microsoft font package is ttf-mscorefonts-installer.

I suggest installing other TrueType fonts.

This will install all of them, except ttf-mscorefonts-installer (note the grep -v mscorefonts):

apt-cache search ttf | awk '/^ttf/ {print $1}' | grep -v mscorefonts | xargs apt-get install

Those other Debian derived distros (like Ubuntu) install all of the fonts by default. Debian doesn't. That's the difference.

Answer 2

Iceweasel menu : Edit > Preferences > Content > Fonts & Colors > Advanced > uncheck Allow pages to choose their own fonts, instead of my selections above.