azrael@leetbook:~$ LANG=C sudo apt reinstall ttf-mscorefonts-installer
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
linux-headers-4.4.0-53 linux-headers-4.4.0-53-generic
linux-image-4.4.0-53-generic linux-image-extra-4.4.0-53-generic
linux-signed-image-4.4.0-53-generic
Use 'sudo apt autoremove' to remove them.
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 1 reinstalled, 0 to remove and 5 not upgraded.
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After this operation, 0 B of additional disk space will be used.
Preconfiguring packages ...
(Reading database ... 262780 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) over (3.4+nmu1ubuntu2) ...
Processing triggers for fontconfig (2.11.94-0ubuntu1.1) ...
Processing triggers for update-notifier-common (3.168.3) ...
ttf-mscorefonts-installer: processing...
ttf-mscorefonts-installer: downloading http://downloads.sourceforge.net/corefonts/andale32.exe
Err:1 http://downloads.sourceforge.net/corefonts/andale32.exe
404 Not Found
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)
E: Failed to fetch https://vorboss.dl.sourceforge.net/project/corefonts/the fonts/final/andale32.exe 404 Not Found
E: Download Failed
Setting up ttf-mscorefonts-installer (3.4+nmu1ubuntu2) ...
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: ttf-mscorefonts-installer 3.4+nmu1ubuntu2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-57.78-generic 4.4.35
Uname: Linux 4.4.0-57-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.4
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: Unity
Date: Sat Jan 14 00:22:31 2017
EcryptfsInUse: Yes
InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-08-08 (158 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04.1 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20160719)
PackageArchitecture: all
SourcePackage: msttcorefonts
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
After purging the package and trying to reinstall it:
azrael@leetbook:~$ LANG=C sudo apt install ttf-mscorefonts
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following additional packages will be installed:
cabextract libmspack0
The following NEW packages will be installed:
cabextract libmspack0 ttf-mscorefonts
0 upgraded, 3 newly installed, 0 to remove and 5 not upgraded.
Need to get 0 B/89.2 kB of archives.
After this operation, 362 kB of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n] y
Preconfiguring packages ...
Selecting previously unselected package libmspack0:amd64.
(Reading database ... 230488 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack .../libmspack0_
Unpacking libmspack0:amd64 (0.5-1) ...
Selecting previously unselected package cabextract.
Preparing to unpack .../cabextract_
Unpacking cabextract (1.6-1) ...
Selecting previously unselected package ttf-mscorefonts
Preparing to unpack .../ttf-
Unpacking ttf-mscorefonts
Processing triggers for man-db (2.7.5-1) ...
Processing triggers for fontconfig (2.11.94-
Processing triggers for update-
ttf-mscorefonts
ttf-mscorefonts
Err:1 http://
404 Not Found
W: Can't drop privileges for downloading as file '/var/lib/
E: Failed to fetch https:/
E: Download Failed
Setting up libmspack0:amd64 (0.5-1) ...
Setting up cabextract (1.6-1) ...
Setting up ttf-mscorefonts
Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.23-0ubuntu5) ...