desktop fonts on gnome tweek tool

Asked by Henry Folorunsho

Hi
please i have been having this problem for years now with the desktop font, it keeps changing from the settings. i set the fonts in ubuntu gnome tweak-tool to a desire number, while browsing or working the font would go bigger, then come back to the original settings.
Am running ubuntu 16.04

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said :
#1

What is the output of:

lsb_release -a; uname -a; apt-cache policy `dpkg -l | grep tweak | awk {'print $2'}`

Thanks

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Henry Folorunsho (henryxav) said :
#2

 lsb_release -a; uname -a; apt-cache policy `dpkg -l | grep tweak | awk
> {'print $2'}`
No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description: Ubuntu 16.04.4 LTS
Release: 16.04
Codename: xenial
Linux polaris 4.4.0-122-generic #146-Ubuntu SMP Mon Apr 23 15:34:04 UTC 2018 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
Usage: awk [POSIX or GNU style options] -f progfile [--] file ...
Usage: awk [POSIX or GNU style options] [--] 'program' file ...
POSIX options: GNU long options: (standard)
 -f progfile --file=progfile
 -F fs --field-separator=fs
 -v var=val --assign=var=val
Short options: GNU long options: (extensions)
 -b --characters-as-bytes
 -c --traditional
 -C --copyright
 -d[file] --dump-variables[=file]
 -D[file] --debug[=file]
 -e 'program-text' --source='program-text'
 -E file --exec=file
 -g --gen-pot
 -h --help
 -i includefile --include=includefile
 -l library --load=library
 -L[fatal|invalid] --lint[=fatal|invalid]
 -M --bignum
 -N --use-lc-numeric
 -n --non-decimal-data
 -o[file] --pretty-print[=file]
 -O --optimize
 -p[file] --profile[=file]
 -P --posix
 -r --re-interval
 -S --sandbox
 -t --lint-old
 -V --version

To report bugs, see node `Bugs' in `gawk.info', which is
section `Reporting Problems and Bugs' in the printed version.

gawk is a pattern scanning and processing language.
By default it reads standard input and writes standard output.

Examples:
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Pinned packages:

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said :
#3

What is the output of:

dpkg -l | grep tweak

Thanks

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Henry Folorunsho (henryxav) said :
#4

dpkg -l | grep tweak
ii gnome-tweak-tool 3.18.1-1 all tool to adjust advanced configuration settings for GNOME
ii mate-tweak 3.5.10-1 all MATE desktop tweak tool
ii mousetweaks 3.12.0-1ubuntu2 amd64 mouse accessibility enhancements for the GNOME desktop
ii unity-tweak-tool 0.0.7ubuntu2 all configuration tool for the Unity desktop environment

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said :
#5

What is the output of:

apt-cache policy gnome-tweak-tool

Thanks

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Henry Folorunsho (henryxav) said :
#6

500 http://ng.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial/universe amd64 Packages
        500 http://ng.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial/universe i386 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said :
#7

I suggest you report a bug if the settings aren't sticking

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Henry Folorunsho (henryxav) said :
#8

Hi

I reported a Bug over the weekend about fonts not sticking. it keeps changing from time to time. i have not got any reply yet. just wondering

Can you help with this problem?

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