Error When Running Ubuntu Update Manager

[NoOp]

On 11/26/2009 06:59 PM, Michael wrote:
> 
> 2009-11-27-1045 (2245gmt)
> 
> I just attempted running "Update Manager" to check for any updates to my 
> Ubuntu. I got the
> following error notice:
> =============================================================
> 
> E: dpkg was interrupted, you must manually run 'sudo dpkg --configure 
> -a' to correct the problem.
> E: _cache->open() failed, please report.
> 
> =============================================================
> 
> I did as indicated above -- "sudo dpkg" and entered my password. Below 
> is the results.
> 
> =============================================================
> 
> michael at michael-desktop:~$ sudo dpkg --configure -a
> [sudo] password for michael:
> Setting up ttf-mscorefonts-installer (3.0) ...
> 
> These fonts were provided by Microsoft "in the interest of cross-
> platform compatibility".  This is no longer the case, but they are
> still available from third parties.
> 
> You are free to download these fonts and use them for your own use,
> but you may not redistribute them in modified form, including changes
> to the file name or packaging format.
> 
> --2009-11-27 10:43:28--  
> http://downloads.sourceforge.net/corefonts/andale32.exe
> Resolving downloads.sourceforge.net... failed: Connection timed out.
> wget: unable to resolve host address `downloads.sourceforge.net'
> --2009-11-27 10:43:38--  
<snip>
> 
> I have been seeing this problem for some time now and it still has not 
> been resolved.

The first thing that you should do when you run into a problem like this
is to check:

1. http://packages.ubuntu.com and search for the package information.

http://packages.ubuntu.com/karmic/ttf-mscorefonts-installer

2. Then at the upper right side,
Ubuntu Resources:

    * Bug Reports
Click on 'Bug Reports' and see if there is a report similar to your
problem. And it looks like there is:

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/msttcorefonts/+bug/464422
[package ttf-mscorefonts-installer 3.0 failed to install/upgrade]

Have a look through that bug report to see if you can find a solution.
Alternatively, you can use ttf-liberation, or download from the location
that the ttf-mscorefonts-installer uses directly:
http://downloads.sourceforge.net/corefonts/
(the latter not necessarily recommended).