[Bug 1654623] [NEW] package ttf-mscorefonts-installer 3.4 failed to install/upgrade

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Public bug reported:

When ttf-mscorefonts-installer package installs, and after I accept the
MS EULA, it fails to download files from downloads.sourceforge.net.

Here is the output of the commands that show the problem:

$ dpkg -l ttf-mscorefonts-installer
Desired=Unknown/Install/Remove/Purge/Hold
| Status=Not/Inst/Conf-files/Unpacked/halF-conf/Half-inst/trig-aWait/Trig-pend
|/ Err?=(none)/Reinst-required (Status,Err: uppercase=bad)
||/ Name                        Version            Architecture       Description
+++-===========================-==================-==================-===========================================================
un  ttf-mscorefonts-installer   <none>             <none>             (no description available)

$ sudo apt clean
$ sudo apt-get -V install ttf-mscorefonts-installer
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following NEW packages will be installed:
   ttf-mscorefonts-installer (3.4+nmu1ubuntu2)
0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Need to get 29.5 kB of archives.
After this operation, 134 kB of additional disk space will be used.
Get:1 http://hr.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial/multiverse amd64 ttf-mscorefonts-installer all 3.4+nmu1ubuntu2 [29.5 kB]
Fetched 29.5 kB in 0s (177 kB/s)
Preconfiguring packages ...
Selecting previously unselected package ttf-mscorefonts-installer.
(Reading database ... 331186 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack .../ttf-mscorefonts-installer_3.4+nmu1ubuntu2_all.deb ...
Unpacking ttf-mscorefonts-installer (3.4+nmu1ubuntu2) ...
Processing triggers for fontconfig (2.11.94-0ubuntu1.1) ...
Processing triggers for update-notifier-common (3.168.3) ...
ttf-mscorefonts-installer: processing...
ttf-mscorefonts-installer: downloading http://downloads.sourceforge.net/corefonts/andale32.exe
Err:1 http://downloads.sourceforge.net/corefonts/andale32.exe
  404  Not Found
E: Failed to fetch https://netix.dl.sourceforge.net/project/corefonts/the fonts/final/andale32.exe  404  Not Found

E: Download Failed
Setting up ttf-mscorefonts-installer (3.4+nmu1ubuntu2) ...

$ dpkg -l ttf-mscorefonts-installer
Desired=Unknown/Install/Remove/Purge/Hold
| Status=Not/Inst/Conf-files/Unpacked/halF-conf/Half-inst/trig-aWait/Trig-pend
|/ Err?=(none)/Reinst-required (Status,Err: uppercase=bad)
||/ Name                        Version            Architecture       Description
+++-===========================-==================-==================-===========================================================
ii  ttf-mscorefonts-installer   3.4+nmu1ubuntu2    all                Installer for Microsoft TrueType core fonts

But the download from downloads.sourceforge.net is successful when I try
to download the files manually with the following command (output is
attached):

$ sudo grep http /usr/share/package-data-downloads/ttf-mscorefonts-
installer | sed 's/Url: //' | wget -i -

So, what's going on here? About 6 months ago the installation of ttf-
mscorefonts-installer package was successful (I don't know the version
of the package at that time).

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: ttf-mscorefonts-installer 3.4+nmu1ubuntu2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-57.78-generic 4.4.35
Uname: Linux 4.4.0-57-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.4
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: MATE
Date: Fri Jan  6 18:56:47 2017
InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-07-19 (171 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-MATE 16.04 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20160420.1)
PackageArchitecture: all
SourcePackage: msttcorefonts
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

** Affects: msttcorefonts (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug xenial

** Attachment added: "output of wget command"
   https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1654623/+attachment/4800951/+files/wget_output.txt

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Title:
  package ttf-mscorefonts-installer 3.4 failed to install/upgrade

Status in msttcorefonts package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  When ttf-mscorefonts-installer package installs, and after I accept
  the MS EULA, it fails to download files from
  downloads.sourceforge.net.

  Here is the output of the commands that show the problem:

  $ dpkg -l ttf-mscorefonts-installer
  Desired=Unknown/Install/Remove/Purge/Hold
  | Status=Not/Inst/Conf-files/Unpacked/halF-conf/Half-inst/trig-aWait/Trig-pend
  |/ Err?=(none)/Reinst-required (Status,Err: uppercase=bad)
  ||/ Name                        Version            Architecture       Description
  +++-===========================-==================-==================-===========================================================
  un  ttf-mscorefonts-installer   <none>             <none>             (no description available)

  $ sudo apt clean
  $ sudo apt-get -V install ttf-mscorefonts-installer
  Reading package lists... Done
  Building dependency tree
  Reading state information... Done
  The following NEW packages will be installed:
     ttf-mscorefonts-installer (3.4+nmu1ubuntu2)
  0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
  Need to get 29.5 kB of archives.
  After this operation, 134 kB of additional disk space will be used.
  Get:1 http://hr.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial/multiverse amd64 ttf-mscorefonts-installer all 3.4+nmu1ubuntu2 [29.5 kB]
  Fetched 29.5 kB in 0s (177 kB/s)
  Preconfiguring packages ...
  Selecting previously unselected package ttf-mscorefonts-installer.
  (Reading database ... 331186 files and directories currently installed.)
  Preparing to unpack .../ttf-mscorefonts-installer_3.4+nmu1ubuntu2_all.deb ...
  Unpacking ttf-mscorefonts-installer (3.4+nmu1ubuntu2) ...
  Processing triggers for fontconfig (2.11.94-0ubuntu1.1) ...
  Processing triggers for update-notifier-common (3.168.3) ...
  ttf-mscorefonts-installer: processing...
  ttf-mscorefonts-installer: downloading http://downloads.sourceforge.net/corefonts/andale32.exe
  Err:1 http://downloads.sourceforge.net/corefonts/andale32.exe
    404  Not Found
  E: Failed to fetch https://netix.dl.sourceforge.net/project/corefonts/the fonts/final/andale32.exe  404  Not Found

  E: Download Failed
  Setting up ttf-mscorefonts-installer (3.4+nmu1ubuntu2) ...

  $ dpkg -l ttf-mscorefonts-installer
  Desired=Unknown/Install/Remove/Purge/Hold
  | Status=Not/Inst/Conf-files/Unpacked/halF-conf/Half-inst/trig-aWait/Trig-pend
  |/ Err?=(none)/Reinst-required (Status,Err: uppercase=bad)
  ||/ Name                        Version            Architecture       Description
  +++-===========================-==================-==================-===========================================================
  ii  ttf-mscorefonts-installer   3.4+nmu1ubuntu2    all                Installer for Microsoft TrueType core fonts

  But the download from downloads.sourceforge.net is successful when I
  try to download the files manually with the following command (output
  is attached):

  $ sudo grep http /usr/share/package-data-downloads/ttf-mscorefonts-
  installer | sed 's/Url: //' | wget -i -

  So, what's going on here? About 6 months ago the installation of ttf-
  mscorefonts-installer package was successful (I don't know the version
  of the package at that time).

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
  Package: ttf-mscorefonts-installer 3.4+nmu1ubuntu2
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-57.78-generic 4.4.35
  Uname: Linux 4.4.0-57-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.4
  Architecture: amd64
  CurrentDesktop: MATE
  Date: Fri Jan  6 18:56:47 2017
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-07-19 (171 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-MATE 16.04 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20160420.1)
  PackageArchitecture: all
  SourcePackage: msttcorefonts
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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