How do I change the default font for the terminal and gedit?

I want to change the font style in terminal and for default gedit as well.So how to change the font type in Ubuntu 12.04?Any help and suggestions will be appreciable.


Solution 1:

Install the gnome-tweak-tool Install gnome-tweak-tool:

sudo apt-get install gnome-tweak-tool

tweak

In fonts you can change the system wide font.

For gedit:

gedit
(source: iloveubuntu.net)

For terminal: terminal