[Bug 329597] Re: font not installed and unremovable package

[Sigmund Baginov]

** Attachment added: "Dependencies.txt"
   http://launchpadlibrarian.net/22638554/Dependencies.txt

** Description changed:

  Binary package hint: ttf-mathematica4.1
  
  My uname-a reports: Linux rage 2.6.27-11-generic #1 SMP Thu Jan 29
  19:24:39 UTC 2009 i686 GNU/Linux
  
  The package version is 4 (intrepid).
  
  
  If you try to install the package, the download does not succeed because wget finds an index.html instead of the font executable (http://support.wolfram.com/mathematica/systems/windows/general/files/MathFonts_TrueType_41.exe).
+ 
+ The popup synaptic returns says:
  
  E: ttf-mathematica4.1: subprocess post-installation script returned
  error exit status 1
  
  
  Whatsmore, since the installation fails, you are not able to remove the package, nor to reinstall it (unless the link gets fixed/changed to another one).
  
  ProblemType: Bug
  Architecture: i386
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 8.10
  NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
  Package: ttf-mathematica4.1 4
  PackageArchitecture: all
  ProcEnviron:
   PATH=/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/games
   LANG=en_US.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: ttf-mathematica4.1
  Uname: Linux 2.6.27-11-generic i686

** Description changed:

  Binary package hint: ttf-mathematica4.1
  
  My uname-a reports: Linux rage 2.6.27-11-generic #1 SMP Thu Jan 29
  19:24:39 UTC 2009 i686 GNU/Linux
  
  The package version is 4 (intrepid).
  
  
  If you try to install the package, the download does not succeed because wget finds an index.html instead of the font executable (http://support.wolfram.com/mathematica/systems/windows/general/files/MathFonts_TrueType_41.exe).
  
  The popup synaptic returns says:
  
  E: ttf-mathematica4.1: subprocess post-installation script returned
  error exit status 1
  
  
- Whatsmore, since the installation fails, you are not able to remove the package, nor to reinstall it (unless the link gets fixed/changed to another one).
+ Whatsmore, since the installation fails, you are not able to remove the package, nor to reinstall it (unless the link gets fixed/changed to another one), nor to definitely avoid synaptic reminding you have the failing package.
  
  ProblemType: Bug
  Architecture: i386
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 8.10
  NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
  Package: ttf-mathematica4.1 4
  PackageArchitecture: all
  ProcEnviron:
   PATH=/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/games
   LANG=en_US.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: ttf-mathematica4.1
  Uname: Linux 2.6.27-11-generic i686

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font not installed and unremovable package
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/329597
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