This block from ceph3us got me past the initial problem
"sudo adduser --force-badname --system --home /nonexistent --no-create-home --quiet _apt || true sudo chown _apt /var/lib/update-notifier/package-data-downloads/partial/"
However, now it won't download the fonts, I am getting connection refused, and 404 errors. I am sure it doesn't help that the url has a space in it "the fonts" this should really be URL encoded
Failed to fetch https://pilotfiber.dl.sourceforge.net/project/corefonts/the fonts/final/andale32.exe
This block from ceph3us got me past the initial problem
"sudo adduser --force-badname --system --home /nonexistent --no-create-home --quiet _apt || true update- notifier/ package- data-downloads/ partial/ "
sudo chown _apt /var/lib/
However, now it won't download the fonts, I am getting connection refused, and 404 errors. I am sure it doesn't help that the url has a space in it "the fonts" this should really be URL encoded
Failed to fetch https:/ /pilotfiber. dl.sourceforge. net/project/ corefonts/ the fonts/final/ andale32. exe