I am also experiencing this problem. A workaround seems to be:
mathematica -defaultvisual (from: http://sudan.ubuntuforums.com/showthread.php?t=710418) -- Mathematica renders fonts incorrectly in Hardy https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/197163 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs