Completely fixed now thanks to suggestion of how to clean out the offendiing
installation by Anoob Varghese (Problem completely sorted now). Thanks for
your time as well.
Best regards
Hayden

On 21 November 2010 01:41, Bill Condie <email address hidden> wrote:

> Thanks, but it looks like it wasn't really an error. Or later updates fixed
> it:
>
> bill@Vostro-200:~$ sudo apt-get install ttf-mscorefonts-installer
> Reading package lists... Done
> Building dependency tree
> Reading state information... Done
> ttf-mscorefonts-installer is already the newest version.
> ttf-mscorefonts-installer set to manually installed.
> 0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
> bill@Vostro-200:~$
>
>
>
> 2010/11/20 Noel Merino Hernández <email address hidden>
>
> > You can fix it, cleaning the directory /var/cache/apt/archives
> >
> > sudo apt-get clean
> >
> > or
> >
> > sudo apt-get autoclean
> >
> > Then:
> >
> > sudo apt-get install ttf-mscorefonts-installer
> >
> > That's all and Good Luck!!!
> >
> > --
> > [MASTER] package ttf-mscorefonts-installer 3.0 failed to install/upgrade:
> > subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status
> 1
> > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/631080
> > You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber
> > of a duplicate bug (632090).
> >
> > Status in “msttcorefonts” package in Ubuntu: New
> >
> > Bug description:
> > Binary package hint: msttcorefonts
> >
> > I had just finished updating the system .... Ubuntu 9.10 and decided to
> > upgrade to Ubuntu 10.04 when it failed to load.
> >
> > ProblemType: Package
> > Architecture: i386
> > Date: Sun Sep  5 14:34:03 2010
> > DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
> > ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned
> error
> > exit status 1
> > InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 9.10 "Karmic Koala" - Release i386 (20091028.5)
> > Package: ttf-mscorefonts-installer 3.0
> > PackageArchitecture: all
> > ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-22.63-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 2.6.31-22-generic i686
> >
> > To unsubscribe from this bug, go to:
> >
> >
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/msttcorefonts/+bug/631080/+subscribe
> >
>
>
> --
> *******************
> Sent from my PC
> ********************
>
> --
> [MASTER] package ttf-mscorefonts-installer 3.0 failed to install/upgrade:
> subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/631080
> You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber
> of a duplicate bug (670661).
>
> Status in “msttcorefonts” package in Ubuntu: New
>
> Bug description:
> Binary package hint: msttcorefonts
>
> I had just finished updating the system .... Ubuntu 9.10 and decided to
> upgrade to Ubuntu 10.04 when it failed to load.
>
> ProblemType: Package
> Architecture: i386
> Date: Sun Sep  5 14:34:03 2010
> DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
> ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error
> exit status 1
> InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 9.10 "Karmic Koala" - Release i386 (20091028.5)
> Package: ttf-mscorefonts-installer 3.0
> PackageArchitecture: all
> ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-22.63-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 2.6.31-22-generic i686
>
> To unsubscribe from this bug, go to:
>
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/msttcorefonts/+bug/631080/+subscribe
>