Comment 10 for bug 190848

Confirmed, also running latest Hardy. I've noticed this problem for a while now, and it is especially noticeable when Gnome Appearance Preferences/Font is set to Subpixel/Slight.

The offending font configuration file is /etc/fonts/conf.avail/53-monospace-lcd-filter.conf - if you delete or move this file, the problem will go away.

I suggest that this file is removed entirely; I'm not sure of its rationale. Those with CRT should be careful when assessing this bug, because on an LCD screen, fonts look terrible and inconsistent in Gnome Terminal.