package ttf-mscorefonts-installer 3.0 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

[rmflagg]

Binary package hint: msttcorefonts

Crashed during an upgrade in Karmic Alpha 5.

ProblemType: Package
Architecture: i386
Date: Wed Sep 16 18:06:48 2009
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Package: ttf-mscorefonts-installer 3.0
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-10.34-generic
SourcePackage: msttcorefonts
Title: package ttf-mscorefonts-installer 3.0 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Uname: Linux 2.6.31-10-generic i686

[john goodenough (horto)]

Impressed that I was warned of the crash and I was helped to report it. Personally I am impressed with Ubuntu, and I thank you for the support in my search for a reliable operating system.

[C.H.E.W.S. (tchews)]

I was effect by this with the beta

[i22yb (israel.b)]

Seems like it may be a sourceforge timeout issue.

[brendan boehr (boehrb)]

I found only one solution to this problem. I had to download the fonts manually and then reinstall the ttf-mscorefonts-installer package. See the full solution here:
http://ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php?p=8095621&postcount=15

[Andy Boersma (andy-boersma)]

It looks like DNS is causing a timeout during installation.
With 9.10 beta I am seeing slow DNS resolve in Firefox also.

[Matheus (X-warrior) Bratfisch (matheusbrat)]

AMD64 affected too.