--- a/kcms/fonts/fontsaasettings.cpp

+++ a/kcms/fonts/fontsaasettings.cpp

@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ KXftConfig::SubPixel::Type defaultSubPix

 KXftConfig::Hint::Style defaultHinting()

 {

-    return KXftConfig::Hint::Slight;

+    return KXftConfig::Hint::Full;

 }

 }

@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ public:

         xft.getHintStyle(hStyle);

         // if it is not set, we have no hinting

         if (hStyle == KXftConfig::Hint::NotSet) {

-            hStyle = KXftConfig::Hint::None;

+            hStyle = KXftConfig::Hint::Full;

         }

         setHinting(hStyle);

--- a/kcms/fonts/kxftconfig.cpp

+++ b/kcms/fonts/kxftconfig.cpp

@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ static KXftConfig::SubPixel::Type strToT

     } else if (0 == strcmp(str, "none")) {

         return KXftConfig::SubPixel::None;

     } else {

-        return KXftConfig::SubPixel::NotSet;

+        return KXftConfig::SubPixel::Rgb;

     }

 }

@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ static KXftConfig::Hint::Style strToStyl

     } else if (0 == strcmp(str, "hintfull")) {

         return KXftConfig::Hint::Full;

     } else {

-        return KXftConfig::Hint::None;

+        return KXftConfig::Hint::Full;

     }

 }

--- a/kcms/fonts/fontssettings.kcfg

+++ b/kcms/fonts/fontssettings.kcfg

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@

       #ifdef Q_OS_MAC

       QFont generalFont = QFont("Lucida Grande", 13);

       #else

-      QFont generalFont = QFont("Noto Sans", 10);

+      QFont generalFont = QFont("Sans Serif", 9);

       generalFont.setStyleName("Regular");

       #endif

       </code>

@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@

       #ifdef Q_OS_MAC

       QFont fixedWidthFont = QFont("Monaco", 10);

       #else

-      QFont fixedWidthFont = QFont("Hack", 10);

+      QFont fixedWidthFont = QFont("Monospace", 8);

       fixedWidthFont.setStyleName("Regular");

       #endif

       </code>

@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@

       #ifdef Q_OS_MAC

       QFont smallFont = QFont("Lucida Grande", 9);

       #else

-      QFont smallFont = QFont("Noto Sans", 8);

+      QFont smallFont = QFont("Sans Serif", 7);

       smallFont.setStyleName("Regular");

       #endif

       </code>

@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@

       #ifdef Q_OS_MAC

       QFont toolBarFont = QFont("Lucida Grande", 11);

       #else

-      QFont toolBarFont = QFont("Noto Sans", 10);

+      QFont toolBarFont = QFont("Sans Serif", 9);

       toolBarFont.setStyleName("Regular");

       #endif

       </code>

@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@

       #ifdef Q_OS_MAC

       QFont menuFont = QFont("Lucida Grande", 13);

       #else

-      QFont menuFont = QFont("Noto Sans", 10);

+      QFont menuFont = QFont("Sans Serif", 9);

       menuFont.setStyleName("Regular");

       #endif

       </code>

@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@

       #ifdef Q_OS_MAC

       QFont windowTitleFont = QFont("Lucida Grande", 14);

       #else

-      QFont windowTitleFont = QFont("Noto Sans", 10);

+      QFont windowTitleFont = QFont("Sans Serif", 8);

       windowTitleFont.setStyleName("Regular");

       #endif

       </code>