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

[nomadic]

Binary package hint: msttcorefonts

ttf-mscorefonts-installer cannot download from internet. Keeps trying to resolve but keeps timing out after trying a series of mirrors. Have seen the same problem in Debian Lenny.

ProblemType: Package
Architecture: amd64
Date: Thu Oct 29 17:30:07 2009
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 9.10 "Karmic Koala" - Release amd64 (20091027)
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
Package: ttf-mscorefonts-installer 3.0
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-14.48-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 2.6.31-14-generic x86_64

[Nana Okyere (okyere)]

I was trying to install the ubuntu-restricted-extras package when I got this.

[Veector (curombarican)]

me too

[empax (uniteam01)]

same problem..

[jds (jay-schieber)]

ditto

[Hyper (greg-morley)]

Ditto, installing via 9.10 Netbook Remix on Asus eeePC 1000HE 1Gb

[eddie moroney (eddie-moroney)]

empax wrote:
> same problem..
>
>
workaround #19 for bug 464422 solved it for me