[Bug 468961] Re: unable to configure the ttf-mscorefonts-installer .. the files downloaded from web are only 262 bytes which seems to be the problem

[Steve Langasek]

It sounds like you have a proxy in place that prevents the package from
downloading the files from sourceforge.  The current version of
msttcorefonts uses the apt proxy settings directly, so if apt can reach
the Internet, msttcorefonts should also be able to.

There is also the option to download the files manually, then run 'sudo
dpkg-reconfigure ttf-mscorefonts-installer' to point the package at the
local directory containing the files.

Other than that, there's not much that can be done here.  The fonts are
not redistributable, that's why we have a downloader package in the
first place.  You have to be able to download the files to use this
package.

** Changed in: msttcorefonts (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Invalid

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Title:
  unable to configure the ttf-mscorefonts-installer .. the files
  downloaded from web are only 262 bytes which seems to be the problem

Status in “msttcorefonts” package in Ubuntu:
  Invalid

Bug description:
  Binary package hint: msttcorefonts

  The files downloaded from the link in the deb files seems to download smaller incorrect files which given an error when it actually tries to install these files.
  I am not sure how the deb file actually gets the link to the *.exe fonts files.
  I tried a few suggestions on the net but it doesn't really seem to work

  ProblemType: Package
  Architecture: i386
  Date: Mon Nov  2 21:47:29 2009
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
  ErrorMessage:
   ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
  NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
  Package: ttf-mscorefonts-installer 3.0
  PackageArchitecture: all
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.28-16.55-generic
  SourcePackage: msttcorefonts
  Title: package ttf-mscorefonts-installer 3.0 failed to install/upgrade:
  Uname: Linux 2.6.28-16-generic i686

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