[Bug 1723656] [NEW] Fonts are completely unreadable

[David Geller]

Public bug reported:

Following fresh install, when I bring up emacs, the fonts are totally
unreadable and gibberish.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 17.10
Package: emacs 47.0
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.13.0-16.19-generic 4.13.4
Uname: Linux 4.13.0-16-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.7-0ubuntu3
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
Date: Sat Oct 14 13:56:19 2017
InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-10-14 (0 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 17.10 "Artful Aardvark" - Alpha amd64 (20170926)
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcEnviron:
 TERM=xterm-256color
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: emacs-defaults
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

** Affects: emacs-defaults (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug artful wayland-session

** Attachment added: "actually, MANY fonts are messed up - even the screenshot app!"
   https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1723656/+attachment/4971259/+files/Screenshot%20from%202017-10-14%2014-09-36.png

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Title:
  Fonts are completely unreadable

Status in emacs-defaults package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  Following fresh install, when I bring up emacs, the fonts are totally
  unreadable and gibberish.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 17.10
  Package: emacs 47.0
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.13.0-16.19-generic 4.13.4
  Uname: Linux 4.13.0-16-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.20.7-0ubuntu3
  Architecture: amd64
  CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
  Date: Sat Oct 14 13:56:19 2017
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-10-14 (0 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 17.10 "Artful Aardvark" - Alpha amd64 (20170926)
  PackageArchitecture: all
  ProcEnviron:
   TERM=xterm-256color
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
   LANG=en_US.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: emacs-defaults
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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