SUMMARY Fedora by default has Sub-pixel RGB disabled by default (no symlink to /usr/share/fontconfig/conf.avail/10-sub-pixel-rgb.conf in /etc/fonts/conf.d/) . Instead, Fedora KDE spin ships special fontconfig which enables it (https://pagure.io/fedora-kde/kde-settings/blob/f39/f/etc/fonts/conf.d/10-sub-pixel-rgb-for-kde.conf) <match target="font"> <test name="desktop" compare="contains"> <string>KDE</string> </test> <edit name="rgba" mode="append"><const>rgb</const></edit> </match> I can confirm that it works not only visually but also using the command below: fc-match --verbose | grep 'rgba\|desktop' However, on System Settings "Sub-pixel rendering" value shows as unset/"None" by default. STEPS TO REPRODUCE 1. Delete original /etc/fonts/conf.d/10-sub-pixel-rgb.conf and create Fedora's config (link above) 2. Create new user and login with its account 3. Check "System Settings" > "Appearance & Style" > "Text & Fonts" > "Fonts" > "Sub-pixel rendering" OBSERVED RESULT Value for "Sub-pixel rendering" is "None" EXPECTED RESULT Value for "Sub-pixel rendering" is "RGB" SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS Linux/KDE Plasma: Fedora 40 Kinoite KDE Plasma Version: 6.0.0 KDE Frameworks Version: 6.0.0 Qt Version: 6.6.2 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION It looks like kcm_fonts targets specifically original "10-sub-pixel-rgb.conf". I wasn't able to tweak Fedora's fontconfig so that kcm_fonts returns the correct value.
Migrating "reproducible" keyword to "CONFIRMED" status.