[Bug 1607535] Re: ttf-mscorefonts-installer 3.4+nmu1ubuntu2 fails to install core fonts

[cbcymru]

*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 1651923 ***
    https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1651923

Jeremy, Many thanks. I've taken the cautious approach and reinstalled
Xubuntu 16.04LTS.  So I'm back to version 3.4 and I've already had my
first install prompt. Very annoying!

If you should discover how to stop the install prompt before the fix is
found, please post the details.

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Title:
  ttf-mscorefonts-installer 3.4+nmu1ubuntu2 fails to install core fonts

Status in msttcorefonts package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  As noted in
  https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/msttcorefonts/+bug/1371783/comments/45,
  the current 3.4 version of ttf-mscorefonts-installer searches for the
  font files in an incorrect network location. The consequence of this
  is that the core fonts are never installed.

  The Debian (upstream) version 3.6 of ttf-mscorefonts-installer
  searches for the font files in the correct network location, and will
  successfully install the core fonts.

  This problem occurs with Ubuntu 16.04 as of July 2016. (And with
  earlier versions, including current LTS.)

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