Request better Arabic font for Ubuntu 20.04

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This has now been implemented, and I have confirmed that it works as intended via the latest groovy and focal daily builds. So, provided that you are connected to internet when installing, it will work with the Ubuntu 20.10 ISO. As regards focal it will work only with the ISO for the Ubuntu 20.04.2 point release.

Another thing is the specific font used. The key file for the new default behavior is /etc/fonts/conf.avail/69-language-selector-ar.conf, and line 13 of that file looks like this:

            <string>Noto Sans Arabic UI</string>

If you want to check out alternative sans-serif fonts, a first advice would be to replace that line with:

            <string>Noto Sans Arabic</string>

            <string>Noto Naskh Arabic UI</string>

            <string>Noto Naskh Arabic</string>

one after the other.

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