Which font is the default sans-serif font in Linux? When I go in Windows in Firefox to Options > Font > Advanced I can see that the default sans-serif font is Arial, but in Linux it only shows sans-serif as a font by itself.
Any idea how can I check which sans-serif font is this?
The sans-serif font will be an open-source alternative to the proprietary fonts you may be accustomed to.
As a generalisation, Linux distributions have support for TrueType fonts like Lucida, Helvetica and Arial, but you have to download them separately - they don't come pre-installed.
for example, see this link
there isn't such a thing as THE linux, each ships with a different set of fonts. you might already know that sans serif refers to a family of fonts...
