diff -Nru kodi-17.6+dfsg1/debian/changelog kodi-17.6+dfsg1/debian/changelog
--- kodi-17.6+dfsg1/debian/changelog	2018-04-12 05:05:18.000000000 +0800
+++ kodi-17.6+dfsg1/debian/changelog	2018-04-15 10:24:45.000000000 +0800
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+kodi (2:17.6+dfsg1-1ubuntu1) bionic; urgency=medium
+
+  * demote hard font dependencies from Depends to Recommends
+    LP: #1685918 
+
+ -- Rolf Leggewie <foss@rolf.leggewie.biz>  Sun, 15 Apr 2018 10:24:45 +0800
+
 kodi (2:17.6+dfsg1-1build1) bionic; urgency=medium
 
   * No-change rebuild for libnfs soname change.
diff -Nru kodi-17.6+dfsg1/debian/control kodi-17.6+dfsg1/debian/control
--- kodi-17.6+dfsg1/debian/control	2017-12-26 08:06:49.000000000 +0800
+++ kodi-17.6+dfsg1/debian/control	2018-04-15 10:24:31.000000000 +0800
@@ -140,14 +140,15 @@
 Multi-Arch: foreign
 Depends: mesa-utils,
          x11-utils,
-         fonts-noto-hinted,
-         fonts-noto-mono,
-         fonts-roboto-hinted,
          libjs-jquery,
          libjs-iscroll,
          python-pil,
          ${python:Depends},
          ${misc:Depends}
+Recommends:
+         fonts-noto-hinted,
+         fonts-noto-mono,
+         fonts-roboto-hinted
 Replaces: xbmc (<< 2:13.2+dfsg1-5~), kodi (<< 15.2~rc1+dfsg1-2~)
 Breaks: xbmc (<< 2:13.2+dfsg1-5~), kodi (<< 15.2~rc1+dfsg1-2~)
 Description: Open Source Home Theatre (arch-independent data package)