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The headers of unread newsgroup messages are not in bold text like they
should be. It's been like this since I installed it. Does anyone know
how to fix it? thanks,
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Felix wrote:

The headers of unread newsgroup messages are not in bold text like they should be. It's been like this since I installed it. Does anyone know
how to fix it? thanks,

Yes, reinstall the old Ubuntu fonts. I had the same problem a while ago.
The new fonts (thinner and "more modern") are in Mint since 22.1 but
they mess up Seamonkey. From Mint's release notes:

"Going back to the old fonts is possible by downloading the old fonts
package and refusing updates for it. For more information read https://askubuntu.com/questions/1465216/install-the-old-version-of-the-ubuntu-font.
"


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Monsieur wrote:

Felix wrote:

The headers of unread newsgroup messages are not in bold text like
they should be. It's been like this since I installed it. Does anyone
know how to fix it? thanks,

Yes, reinstall the old Ubuntu fonts. I had the same problem a while ago.
The new fonts (thinner and "more modern") are in Mint since 22.1 but
they mess up Seamonkey. From Mint's release notes:

"Going back to the old fonts is possible by downloading the old fonts package and refusing updates for it. For more information read https://askubuntu.com/questions/1465216/install-the-old-version-of-the-ubuntu-font.
"

Oh, thanks. but I looked at the link, and I'm not sure what file I have
to download and what I have to do with it. sorry, :(
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Felix wrote:

Monsieur wrote:

Felix wrote:

The headers of unread newsgroup messages are not in bold text like
they should be. It's been like this since I installed it. Does anyone
know how to fix it? thanks,

Yes, reinstall the old Ubuntu fonts. I had the same problem a while ago.
The new fonts (thinner and "more modern") are in Mint since 22.1 but
they mess up Seamonkey. From Mint's release notes:

"Going back to the old fonts is possible by downloading the old fonts
package and refusing updates for it. For more information read
https://askubuntu.com/questions/1465216/install-the-old-version-of-the-ubuntu-font.
"

Oh, thanks. but I looked at the link, and I'm not sure what file I have
to download and what I have to do with it. sorry, :(

Download this and save it:

http://mirrors.kernel.org/ubuntu/pool/main/f/fonts-ubuntu/fonts-ubuntu_0.83-6ubuntu1_all.deb

Then go into the folder where you saved it, click right and choose "Open
in terminal".

In the terminal, type:

sudo dpkg -i fonts-ubuntu_0.83-6ubuntu1_all.deb

Enter your password and enter.

Normally you could just double-click the deb-file, but since this is an
old package Mint will refuse to install it. That's why you have to
install it with sudo in the terminal.

Hope this helps.
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Felix wrote:

Monsieur wrote:

Felix wrote:

The headers of unread newsgroup messages are not in bold text like
they should be. It's been like this since I installed it. Does anyone
know how to fix it? thanks,

Yes, reinstall the old Ubuntu fonts. I had the same problem a while ago.
The new fonts (thinner and "more modern") are in Mint since 22.1 but
they mess up Seamonkey. From Mint's release notes:

"Going back to the old fonts is possible by downloading the old fonts
package and refusing updates for it. For more information read
https://askubuntu.com/questions/1465216/install-the-old-version-of-the-ubuntu-font.
"

Oh, thanks. but I looked at the link, and I'm not sure what file I have
to download and what I have to do with it. sorry, :(

Also don't forget to refuse any updates for this package after you
reinstalled it. As soon as it pops up in your Update Manager, right
click and choose "refuse all future updates".
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Monsieur wrote:

Felix wrote:

Monsieur wrote:

Felix wrote:

The headers of unread newsgroup messages are not in bold text like
they should be. It's been like this since I installed it. Does
anyone know how to fix it? thanks,

Yes, reinstall the old Ubuntu fonts. I had the same problem a while
ago.
The new fonts (thinner and "more modern") are in Mint since 22.1 but
they mess up Seamonkey. From Mint's release notes:

"Going back to the old fonts is possible by downloading the old
fonts package and refusing updates for it. For more information read
https://askubuntu.com/questions/1465216/install-the-old-version-of-the-ubuntu-font.
"

Oh, thanks. but I looked at the link, and I'm not sure what file I
have to download and what I have to do with it. sorry, :(

Download this and save it:

http://mirrors.kernel.org/ubuntu/pool/main/f/fonts-ubuntu/fonts-ubuntu_0.83-6ubuntu1_all.deb

Then go into the folder where you saved it, click right and choose
"Open in terminal".

In the terminal, type:

sudo dpkg -i fonts-ubuntu_0.83-6ubuntu1_all.deb

Enter your password and enter.

Normally you could just double-click the deb-file, but since this is
an old package Mint will refuse to install it. That's why you have to install it with sudo in the terminal. Also don't forget to refuse any updates for this package after you reinstalled it. As soon as it pops
up in your Update Manager, right click and choose "refuse all future updates".

Hope this helps.

yes, thanks. that worked fine. :) but how could I change back to the new
font version (if I decide I want to) after I've chosen "refuse all
future updates" ?
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On 9/14/25 8:46 AM, Felix wrote:

Monsieur wrote:

Felix wrote:

Monsieur wrote:

Felix wrote:

The headers of unread newsgroup messages are not in bold text like
they should be. It's been like this since I installed it. Does
anyone know how to fix it? thanks,

Yes, reinstall the old Ubuntu fonts. I had the same problem a while
ago.
The new fonts (thinner and "more modern") are in Mint since 22.1 but
they mess up Seamonkey. From Mint's release notes:

"Going back to the old fonts is possible by downloading the old
fonts package and refusing updates for it. For more information read
https://askubuntu.com/questions/1465216/install-the-old-version-of-the-ubuntu-font.
"

Oh, thanks. but I looked at the link, and I'm not sure what file I
have to download and what I have to do with it. sorry, :(

Download this and save it:

http://mirrors.kernel.org/ubuntu/pool/main/f/fonts-ubuntu/fonts-ubuntu_0.83-6ubuntu1_all.deb


Then go into the folder where you saved it, click right and choose
"Open in terminal".

In the terminal, type:

sudo dpkg -i fonts-ubuntu_0.83-6ubuntu1_all.deb

Enter your password and enter.

Normally you could just double-click the deb-file, but since this is
an old package Mint will refuse to install it. That's why you have to
install it with sudo in the terminal. Also don't forget to refuse any
updates for this package after you reinstalled it. As soon as it pops
up in your Update Manager, right click and choose "refuse all future
updates".

Hope this helps.

yes, thanks. that worked fine. :) but how could I change back to the new
font version (if I decide I want to) after I've chosen "refuse all
future updates" ?

Go back into update manager and remove the 'refuse' and the next update will do the job.
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Alan K.
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On Sun, 14 Sep 2025 22:46:20 +1000, Felix <none@not.here> wrote:

Monsieur wrote:

Felix wrote:

Monsieur wrote:

Felix wrote:

The headers of unread newsgroup messages are not in bold text like
they should be. It's been like this since I installed it. Does
anyone know how to fix it? thanks,

Yes, reinstall the old Ubuntu fonts. I had the same problem a while
ago.
The new fonts (thinner and "more modern") are in Mint since 22.1 but
they mess up Seamonkey. From Mint's release notes:

"Going back to the old fonts is possible by downloading the old
fonts package and refusing updates for it. For more information read
https://askubuntu.com/questions/1465216/install-the-old-version-of-the-ubuntu-font.
"

Oh, thanks. but I looked at the link, and I'm not sure what file I
have to download and what I have to do with it. sorry, :(

Download this and save it:

http://mirrors.kernel.org/ubuntu/pool/main/f/fonts-ubuntu/fonts-ubuntu_0.83-6ubuntu1_all.deb


Then go into the folder where you saved it, click right and choose
"Open in terminal".

In the terminal, type:

sudo dpkg -i fonts-ubuntu_0.83-6ubuntu1_all.deb

Enter your password and enter.

Normally you could just double-click the deb-file, but since this is
an old package Mint will refuse to install it. That's why you have to
install it with sudo in the terminal. Also don't forget to refuse any
updates for this package after you reinstalled it. As soon as it pops
up in your Update Manager, right click and choose "refuse all future
updates".

Hope this helps.

yes, thanks. that worked fine. :) but how could I change back to the new >font version (if I decide I want to) after I've chosen "refuse all
future updates" ?

That's why I'm not keen on Linux they are doing the update thing
relentlessly changing. Almost as bad as Microsoft,
Seems in Linux case you can halt updates (if not broken why fix it)
Not sure what the options are for Malware/Virus APP's are?
Used to be a hardware IP blocking unit not a software option (may of
changed)
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In aus.computers Petzl <petzlx@gmail.com> wrote:

On Sun, 14 Sep 2025 22:46:20 +1000, Felix <none@not.here> wrote:

yes, thanks. that worked fine. :) but how could I change back to the new >>font version (if I decide I want to) after I've chosen "refuse all
future updates" ?

That's why I'm not keen on Linux they are doing the update thing
relentlessly changing. Almost as bad as Microsoft,
Seems in Linux case you can halt updates (if not broken why fix it)
Not sure what the options are for Malware/Virus APP's are?
Used to be a hardware IP blocking unit not a software option (may of
changed)

Debian and derivatives (inc. Ubuntu) have LTS releases which
last five years with just security updates, so in theory without
big changes which can cause problems like that. Some Linux kernel
releases are supported with security updates for ten years, but
unfortunately most distro releases aren't maintained that long.
Debian and Ubuntu do offer ten years of security updates if you pay
for it.

Jumping through the intermediate versions to upgrade a dying LTS
distro version to the latest one ready to last another five/ten
years can be troublesome though.
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On 15 Sep 2025 12:36:35 +1000, Computer Nerd Kev wrote:

Jumping through the intermediate versions to upgrade a dying LTS distro version to the latest one ready to last another five/ten years can be troublesome though.

Debian does not skip versions for LTS, according to <https://wiki.debian.org/LTS>.
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Alan K. wrote:

On 9/14/25 8:46 AM, Felix wrote:

Monsieur wrote:

Felix wrote:

Monsieur wrote:

Felix wrote:

The headers of unread newsgroup messages are not in bold text like >>>>>> they should be. It's been like this since I installed it. Does
anyone know how to fix it? thanks,

Yes, reinstall the old Ubuntu fonts. I had the same problem a while
ago.
The new fonts (thinner and "more modern") are in Mint since 22.1 but >>>>> they mess up Seamonkey. From Mint's release notes:

"Going back to the old fonts is possible by downloading the old
fonts package and refusing updates for it. For more information read >>>>> https://askubuntu.com/questions/1465216/install-the-old-version-of-the-ubuntu-font.

"

Oh, thanks. but I looked at the link, and I'm not sure what file I
have to download and what I have to do with it. sorry, :(

Download this and save it:

http://mirrors.kernel.org/ubuntu/pool/main/f/fonts-ubuntu/fonts-ubuntu_0.83-6ubuntu1_all.deb



Then go into the folder where you saved it, click right and choose
"Open in terminal".

In the terminal, type:

sudo dpkg -i fonts-ubuntu_0.83-6ubuntu1_all.deb

Enter your password and enter.

Normally you could just double-click the deb-file, but since this is
an old package Mint will refuse to install it. That's why you have to
install it with sudo in the terminal. Also don't forget to refuse any
updates for this package after you reinstalled it. As soon as it pops
up in your Update Manager, right click and choose "refuse all future
updates".

Hope this helps.

yes, thanks. that worked fine. :) but how could I change back to the new
font version (if I decide I want to) after I've chosen "refuse all
future updates" ?

Go back into update manager and remove the 'refuse' and the next
update will do the job.

Ok thanks, I see that
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Petzl wrote:

On Sun, 14 Sep 2025 22:46:20 +1000, Felix <none@not.here> wrote:

Monsieur wrote:

Felix wrote:

Monsieur wrote:

Felix wrote:

The headers of unread newsgroup messages are not in bold text like >>>>>> they should be. It's been like this since I installed it. Does
anyone know how to fix it? thanks,

Yes, reinstall the old Ubuntu fonts. I had the same problem a while
ago.
The new fonts (thinner and "more modern") are in Mint since 22.1 but >>>>> they mess up Seamonkey. From Mint's release notes:

"Going back to the old fonts is possible by downloading the old
fonts package and refusing updates for it. For more information read >>>>> https://askubuntu.com/questions/1465216/install-the-old-version-of-the-ubuntu-font.
"

Oh, thanks. but I looked at the link, and I'm not sure what file I
have to download and what I have to do with it. sorry, :(

Download this and save it:

http://mirrors.kernel.org/ubuntu/pool/main/f/fonts-ubuntu/fonts-ubuntu_0.83-6ubuntu1_all.deb


Then go into the folder where you saved it, click right and choose
"Open in terminal".

In the terminal, type:

sudo dpkg -i fonts-ubuntu_0.83-6ubuntu1_all.deb

Enter your password and enter.

Normally you could just double-click the deb-file, but since this is
an old package Mint will refuse to install it. That's why you have to
install it with sudo in the terminal. Also don't forget to refuse any
updates for this package after you reinstalled it. As soon as it pops
up in your Update Manager, right click and choose "refuse all future
updates".

Hope this helps.

yes, thanks. that worked fine. :) but how could I change back to the new
font version (if I decide I want to) after I've chosen "refuse all
future updates" ?

That's why I'm not keen on Linux they are doing the update thing
relentlessly changing. Almost as bad as Microsoft,
Seems in Linux case you can halt updates (if not broken why fix it)

yep you're not compelled to do updates

Not sure what the options are for Malware/Virus APP's are?

AV software is not needed. (or even available?)

Used to be a hardware IP blocking unit not a software option (may of
changed)

try a demo of Linux Mint. It's free and you don't have to install
anything.. linuxmint.com.

and you can customise it to be like windows.
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In aus.computers Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> wrote:

On 15 Sep 2025 12:36:35 +1000, Computer Nerd Kev wrote:

Jumping through the intermediate versions to upgrade a dying LTS distro
version to the latest one ready to last another five/ten years can be
troublesome though.

Debian does not skip versions for LTS, according to <https://wiki.debian.org/LTS>.

_They_ don't, but if you only want to upgrade every five years, by
the time your current release ends the LTS phase, you have to jump
some versions to the latest release. If you just upgrade to the
next release in sequence (oldoldstable to oldstable) then its
support period will end in only a couple more years because it's
already gone through the first few years of support, so you're back
to upgrading more often again.
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