Full messages... The font install appears to have worked, just many messages interfering where logs are normally clean (no messages). aptitude changelog apt > /dev/null W: Can't drop privileges for downloading as file '/tmp/aptitude-root.24195:wYCEcM/aptitudeDownload6J+8J:+PsVGmTNm^.^::Lz:%.Hi55VKA' couldn't be accessed by user '_apt'. - pkgAcquire::Run (13: Permission denied) apt-get -yqq install debconf-utils echo 'ttf-mscorefonts-installer msttcorefonts/accepted-mscorefonts-eula select true' | debconf-set-selections apt-get -yqq install ttf-mscorefonts-installer Preconfiguring packages ... Selecting previously unselected package ttf-mscorefonts-installer. (Reading database ... 27578 files and directories currently installed.) Preparing to unpack .../ttf-mscorefonts-installer_3.4+nmu1ubuntu2_all.deb ... mscorefonts-eula license has already been accepted Unpacking ttf-mscorefonts-installer (3.4+nmu1ubuntu2) ... Processing triggers for update-notifier-common (3.165) ... ttf-mscorefonts-installer: downloading http://downloads.sourceforge.net/corefonts/andale32.exe Get:1 http://downloads.sourceforge.net/corefonts/andale32.exe [198 kB] Fetched 198 kB in 20s (9533 B/s) W: Can't drop privileges for downloading as file '/var/lib/update-notifier/package-data-downloads/partial/andale32.exe' couldn't be accessed by user '_apt'. - pkgAcquire::Run (13: Permission denied) ttf-mscorefonts-installer: downloading http://downloads.sourceforge.net/corefonts/arial32.exe Get:1 http://downloads.sourceforge.net/corefonts/arial32.exe [554 kB] Fetched 554 kB in 22s (24.1 kB/s) W: Can't drop privileges for downloading as file '/var/lib/update-notifier/package-data-downloads/partial/arial32.exe' couldn't be accessed by user '_apt'. - pkgAcquire::Run (13: Permission denied) ttf-mscorefonts-installer: downloading http://downloads.sourceforge.net/corefonts/arialb32.exe Get:1 http://downloads.sourceforge.net/corefonts/arialb32.exe [168 kB] Fetched 168 kB in 11s (14.6 kB/s) W: Can't drop privileges for downloading as file '/var/lib/update-notifier/package-data-downloads/partial/arialb32.exe' couldn't be accessed by user '_apt'. - pkgAcquire::Run (13: Permission denied) ttf-mscorefonts-installer: downloading http://downloads.sourceforge.net/corefonts/comic32.exe Get:1 http://downloads.sourceforge.net/corefonts/comic32.exe [246 kB] Fetched 246 kB in 15s (15.6 kB/s) W: Can't drop privileges for downloading as file '/var/lib/update-notifier/package-data-downloads/partial/comic32.exe' couldn't be accessed by user '_apt'. - pkgAcquire::Run (13: Permission denied) ttf-mscorefonts-installer: downloading http://downloads.sourceforge.net/corefonts/courie32.exe Get:1 http://downloads.sourceforge.net/corefonts/courie32.exe [646 kB] Fetched 646 kB in 16s (39.5 kB/s) W: Can't drop privileges for downloading as file '/var/lib/update-notifier/package-data-downloads/partial/courie32.exe' couldn't be accessed by user '_apt'. - pkgAcquire::Run (13: Permission denied) ttf-mscorefonts-installer: downloading http://downloads.sourceforge.net/corefonts/georgi32.exe Get:1 http://downloads.sourceforge.net/corefonts/georgi32.exe [392 kB] Fetched 392 kB in 58s (6741 B/s) W: Can't drop privileges for downloading as file '/var/lib/update-notifier/package-data-downloads/partial/georgi32.exe' couldn't be accessed by user '_apt'. - pkgAcquire::Run (13: Permission denied) ttf-mscorefonts-installer: downloading http://downloads.sourceforge.net/corefonts/impact32.exe Get:1 http://downloads.sourceforge.net/corefonts/impact32.exe [173 kB] Fetched 173 kB in 15s (11.0 kB/s) W: Can't drop privileges for downloading as file '/var/lib/update-notifier/package-data-downloads/partial/impact32.exe' couldn't be accessed by user '_apt'. - pkgAcquire::Run (13: Permission denied) ttf-mscorefonts-installer: downloading http://downloads.sourceforge.net/corefonts/times32.exe Get:1 http://downloads.sourceforge.net/corefonts/times32.exe [662 kB] Fetched 662 kB in 10s (62.6 kB/s) W: Can't drop privileges for downloading as file '/var/lib/update-notifier/package-data-downloads/partial/times32.exe' couldn't be accessed by user '_apt'. - pkgAcquire::Run (13: Permission denied) ttf-mscorefonts-installer: downloading http://downloads.sourceforge.net/corefonts/trebuc32.exe Get:1 http://downloads.sourceforge.net/corefonts/trebuc32.exe [357 kB] Fetched 357 kB in 15s (22.9 kB/s) W: Can't drop privileges for downloading as file '/var/lib/update-notifier/package-data-downloads/partial/trebuc32.exe' couldn't be accessed by user '_apt'. - pkgAcquire::Run (13: Permission denied) ttf-mscorefonts-installer: downloading http://downloads.sourceforge.net/corefonts/verdan32.exe Get:1 http://downloads.sourceforge.net/corefonts/verdan32.exe [352 kB] Fetched 352 kB in 10s (33.4 kB/s) W: Can't drop privileges for downloading as file '/var/lib/update-notifier/package-data-downloads/partial/verdan32.exe' couldn't be accessed by user '_apt'. - pkgAcquire::Run (13: Permission denied) ttf-mscorefonts-installer: downloading http://downloads.sourceforge.net/corefonts/webdin32.exe Get:1 http://downloads.sourceforge.net/corefonts/webdin32.exe [185 kB] Fetched 185 kB in 15s (11.9 kB/s) W: Can't drop privileges for downloading as file '/var/lib/update-notifier/package-data-downloads/partial/webdin32.exe' couldn't be accessed by user '_apt'. - pkgAcquire::Run (13: Permission denied) 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. Extracting cabinet: /var/lib/update-notifier/package-data-downloads/partial/andale32.exe extracting fontinst.inf extracting andale.inf extracting fontinst.exe extracting AndaleMo.TTF extracting ADVPACK.DLL extracting W95INF32.DLL extracting W95INF16.DLL All done, no errors. Extracting cabinet: /var/lib/update-notifier/package-data-downloads/partial/arial32.exe extracting FONTINST.EXE extracting fontinst.inf extracting Ariali.TTF extracting Arialbd.TTF extracting Arialbi.TTF extracting Arial.TTF All done, no errors. Extracting cabinet: /var/lib/update-notifier/package-data-downloads/partial/arialb32.exe extracting fontinst.exe extracting fontinst.inf extracting AriBlk.TTF All done, no errors. Extracting cabinet: /var/lib/update-notifier/package-data-downloads/partial/comic32.exe extracting fontinst.inf extracting Comicbd.TTF extracting Comic.TTF extracting fontinst.exe All done, no errors. Extracting cabinet: /var/lib/update-notifier/package-data-downloads/partial/courie32.exe extracting cour.ttf extracting courbd.ttf extracting courbi.ttf extracting fontinst.inf extracting couri.ttf extracting fontinst.exe All done, no errors. Extracting cabinet: /var/lib/update-notifier/package-data-downloads/partial/georgi32.exe extracting fontinst.inf extracting Georgiaz.TTF extracting Georgiab.TTF extracting Georgiai.TTF extracting Georgia.TTF extracting fontinst.exe All done, no errors. Extracting cabinet: /var/lib/update-notifier/package-data-downloads/partial/impact32.exe extracting fontinst.exe extracting Impact.TTF extracting fontinst.inf All done, no errors. Extracting cabinet: /var/lib/update-notifier/package-data-downloads/partial/times32.exe extracting fontinst.inf extracting Times.TTF extracting Timesbd.TTF extracting Timesbi.TTF extracting Timesi.TTF extracting FONTINST.EXE All done, no errors. Extracting cabinet: /var/lib/update-notifier/package-data-downloads/partial/trebuc32.exe extracting FONTINST.EXE extracting trebuc.ttf extracting Trebucbd.ttf extracting trebucbi.ttf extracting trebucit.ttf extracting fontinst.inf All done, no errors. Extracting cabinet: /var/lib/update-notifier/package-data-downloads/partial/verdan32.exe extracting fontinst.exe extracting fontinst.inf extracting Verdanab.TTF extracting Verdanai.TTF extracting Verdanaz.TTF extracting Verdana.TTF All done, no errors. Extracting cabinet: /var/lib/update-notifier/package-data-downloads/partial/webdin32.exe extracting fontinst.exe extracting Webdings.TTF extracting fontinst.inf extracting Licen.TXT All done, no errors. All fonts downloaded and installed. 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