# Autopsy on Linux - Application Font Size

**URL:** <https://sleuthkit.discourse.group/t/autopsy-on-linux-application-font-size/1766>\
**Category:** Autopsy Development\
**Created:** [May 25, 2020, 2:00pm UTC](https://sleuthkit.discourse.group/t/autopsy-on-linux-application-font-size/1766 "2020-05-25T14:00:14Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![BpTec](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/f04885/32.png) [@BpTec](https://sleuthkit.discourse.group/u/BpTec)\
**Post date:** [May 25, 2020, 2:00pm UTC](https://sleuthkit.discourse.group/t/autopsy-on-linux-application-font-size/1766/1 "2020-05-25T14:00:14Z")

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I would like to request a feature in Autopsy on Linux.  
There needs to be a way to change the program text size.

Currently under linux the application font size is very small and difficult to read.

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**Author:** ![Dan\_Sorensen](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/sleuthkit.discourse.group/dan_sorensen/32/1213_2.png) [@Dan\_Sorensen](https://sleuthkit.discourse.group/u/Dan_Sorensen)\
**Post date:** [November 24, 2020, 3:54pm UTC](https://sleuthkit.discourse.group/t/autopsy-on-linux-application-font-size/1766/2 "2020-11-24T15:54:46Z")

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Hi @BpTec, have you tried using xrandr or adjusting the text scaling factor in Ubuntu with the`Ubuntu Tweak<Tweaks<Fonts`

> <https://askubuntu.com/questions/314494/ubuntu-appears-very-small-at-1080p-text-almost-undreadable>

or

`sudo add-apt-repository ppa:tualatrix/next`  
`sudo apt-get update`  
`sudo apt-get install ubuntu-tweak`

You might want to solve this problem, go to Applications-\>Settings-\>Appearance then goto DPI and uncheck or turn off “Custom DPI setting”. Evidently, something causes that to activate during a [faulty] update.

> <https://superuser.com/questions/826537/ubuntu-system-font-too-small>

You can try Gnome Tweak Tool:

> **[Snapcraft - Snaps are universal Linux packages](https://snapcraft.io/)**
>
> Snaps are containerised software packages that are simple to create and install. They auto-update and are safe to run. And because they bundle their dependencies, they work on all major Linux systems without modification.

There’s also an option called “Large Text” in System Settings \> Universal Access .