Wrong permission for font folder
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Symptom : all window title, menu, and URL bar shows, and boot menu (GDM) shows as boxes instead of the normal writing
Check: /usr/share/fonts/mac was set to 750 instead of 755 , so no one beside root can read it
Solution: sudo chmod -Rv 755 /usr/share/fonts/mac
Ubuntu version : 10.04