package msttcorefonts 2.2 failed to install/upgrade: il sottoprocesso post-installation script ha restituito un codice di errore 1

[grosny]

Binary package hint: msttcorefonts

It doesn't connect to the site and doesn't download the fonts!

ProblemType: Package
Architecture: i386
Date: Sat Jul 14 10:48:11 2007
ErrorMessage: il sottoprocesso post-installation script ha restituito un codice di errore 1
Package: msttcorefonts 2.2
SourcePackage: msttcorefonts

[Dax Solomon Umaming (knightlust)]

Thank you for reporting this bug.... confirming this issue. My first upgrade got signature error. Retry failed to download the files. However this doesn't seem to be a bug of the msttcorefonts script, rather, it's a sourceforge issue since I (we) can't download the .exe files from there. 3rd attempt successfully downloaded the fonts.

[coffeescoffer (meliore)]

I have tried a large number of times to get the script to work through a package. I'm on Breezy. I can download the files from sourceforge using a download manager but the script halts on an error 1 each time I install a package. The output in the terminal says a time-out when connecting to the server. It tries a number of them then gives up, then tries to recover and gives up again. I tried to 'purge' the package but it tried to install again instead and again timed out.

[coffeescoffer (meliore)]

Sorry my boo boo I'm using Gutsy now.

[chronographer (chronographical)]

I have the exact problem also. Would appreciate greatly being made aware of a fix?

So I used synaptic to install msttcorefonts and now whenever i install a package or update apt tries to get font files from a number of servers and timesout on all of them. If i try to connect to the files through firefox I can download them fine. I now cannot install nor remove msttcorefonts.

This issue is annoying and also is now preventing me from installing another .deb file, which complains of dependency problems, even though all are satisfied.

Attached is output from sudo apt-get upgrade

[Viril Calimlim (virilc)]

Same here with Xubuntu 7.10 Gutsy Gibbon. It shows up when "sudo apt-get upgrade" is issued. Tried remove, purge, -f install, same error. Any fixes?

[chronographer (chronographical)]

My machine has stopped trying to connect to sourceforge and dl the fonts, I assume it is fixed but haven't had the gutsy to test by installing or removing it again in case it starts the problem anew! I did mess with the install scripts for msttcorefonts to try to skip the DL from sourceforge servers, this didn't seem to work so I restored them to their original state and left it, NOW as I said earlier problem seems to be fixed!

[coffeescoffer (meliore)]

On the ubuntu forum someone posted a fix for this. It involves editing the script to alter the wget line to a shorter one. Sorry at the moment I don't have access to get the details, so I will get the link and post it later.

[coffeescoffer (meliore)]

 This is the link to the thread on the Ubuntu forum. It's #52 were the actual code is. http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=584653

[Brian Murray (brian-murray)]

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. However, I am closing it because the bug has been fixed in the latest release of Ubuntu - the Gutsy Gibbon.

[chronographer (chronographical)]

no worries, I no longer have the problem. so, great!

On Dec 15, 2007 6:26 AM, Brian Murray <email address hidden> wrote:

> Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make
> Ubuntu better. However, I am closing it because the bug has been fixed
> in the latest release of Ubuntu - the Gutsy Gibbon.
>
> ** Changed in: msttcorefonts (Ubuntu)
> Status: Confirmed => Fix Released
>
> --
> package msttcorefonts 2.2 failed to install/upgrade: il sottoprocesso
> post-installation script ha restituito un codice di errore 1
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/125940
> You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber
> of a duplicate bug.
>

[miked (miked11)]

package msttcorefonts 2.2 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1