geoip-database-contrib contains broken download links, nothing is installed

[Vasya Pupkin]

Here's the detailed log of package installation:

Selecting previously unselected package geoip-database-contrib.
(Reading database ... 155520 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack .../geoip-database-contrib_1.18_all.deb ...
Unpacking geoip-database-contrib (1.18) ...
Processing triggers for man-db (2.7.5-1) ...
Setting up geoip-database-contrib (1.18) ...
Downloading: http://geolite.maxmind.com/download/geoip/database/GeoLiteCountry/GeoIP.dat.gz
Failed to download http://geolite.maxmind.com/download/geoip/database/GeoLiteCountry/GeoIP.dat.gz
Downloading: http://geolite.maxmind.com/download/geoip/database/GeoIPv6.dat.gz
Failed to download http://geolite.maxmind.com/download/geoip/database/GeoIPv6.dat.gz
Downloading: http://geolite.maxmind.com/download/geoip/database/GeoLiteCity.dat.gz
Failed to download http://geolite.maxmind.com/download/geoip/database/GeoLiteCity.dat.gz
Downloading: http://geolite.maxmind.com/download/geoip/database/GeoLiteCityv6-beta/GeoLiteCityv6.dat.gz
Failed to download http://geolite.maxmind.com/download/geoip/database/GeoLiteCityv6-beta/GeoLiteCityv6.dat.gz
Downloading: http://geolite.maxmind.com/download/geoip/database/asnum/GeoIPASNum.dat.gz
Failed to download http://geolite.maxmind.com/download/geoip/database/asnum/GeoIPASNum.dat.gz
Downloading: http://geolite.maxmind.com/download/geoip/database/asnum/GeoIPASNumv6.dat.gz
Failed to download http://geolite.maxmind.com/download/geoip/database/asnum/GeoIPASNumv6.dat.gz

Creating config file /etc/cron.d/geoip-database-contrib with new version
update-alternatives: error: alternative path /usr/share/GeoIP/GeoLiteCity.dat doesn't exist
dpkg: error processing package geoip-database-contrib (--configure):
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2
Errors were encountered while processing:
 geoip-database-contrib
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
Failed to perform requested operation on package. Trying to recover:
Setting up geoip-database-contrib (1.18) ...
Downloading: http://geolite.maxmind.com/download/geoip/database/GeoLiteCountry/GeoIP.dat.gz
Failed to download http://geolite.maxmind.com/download/geoip/database/GeoLiteCountry/GeoIP.dat.gz
Downloading: http://geolite.maxmind.com/download/geoip/database/GeoIPv6.dat.gz
Failed to download http://geolite.maxmind.com/download/geoip/database/GeoIPv6.dat.gz
Downloading: http://geolite.maxmind.com/download/geoip/database/GeoLiteCity.dat.gz
Failed to download http://geolite.maxmind.com/download/geoip/database/GeoLiteCity.dat.gz
Downloading: http://geolite.maxmind.com/download/geoip/database/GeoLiteCityv6-beta/GeoLiteCityv6.dat.gz
Failed to download http://geolite.maxmind.com/download/geoip/database/GeoLiteCityv6-beta/GeoLiteCityv6.dat.gz
Downloading: http://geolite.maxmind.com/download/geoip/database/asnum/GeoIPASNum.dat.gz
Failed to download http://geolite.maxmind.com/download/geoip/database/asnum/GeoIPASNum.dat.gz
Downloading: http://geolite.maxmind.com/download/geoip/database/asnum/GeoIPASNumv6.dat.gz
Failed to download http://geolite.maxmind.com/download/geoip/database/asnum/GeoIPASNumv6.dat.gz
update-alternatives: error: alternative path /usr/share/GeoIP/GeoLiteCity.dat doesn't exist
dpkg: error processing package geoip-database-contrib (--configure):
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2
Errors were encountered while processing:
 geoip-database-contrib

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: geoip-database-contrib 1.18
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.15.0-65.74~16.04.1-generic 4.15.18
Uname: Linux 4.15.0-65-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.19
Architecture: amd64
Date: Tue Oct 8 16:39:59 2019
InstallationDate: Installed on 2011-04-14 (3099 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-Server 10.04.2 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release amd64 (20110211.1)
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcEnviron:
 TERM=screen.xterm-256color
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: geoip-database-contrib
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to xenial on 2016-07-30 (1164 days ago)