[Bug 1651079] Re: ttf-mscorefonts-installer cannot download fonts

[Paul White]

*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 1607535 ***
    https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1607535

** This bug has been marked a duplicate of bug 1607535
   ttf-mscorefonts-installer 3.4+nmu1ubuntu2 fails to install core fonts and should be updated to version 3.6 from Debian

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Title:
  ttf-mscorefonts-installer cannot download fonts

Status in msttcorefonts package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  Downloading fonts fails :

  
  ---8<--- ---8<--- ---8<--- ---8<--- ---8<--- ---8<--- 
  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 non accordée)
  E: Impossible de récupérer https://freefr.dl.sourceforge.net/project/corefonts/the fonts/final/andale32.exe  404  Not Found

  E: Download Failed
  ---8<--- ---8<--- ---8<--- ---8<--- ---8<--- ---8<--- 

  Maybe the last download URL lacks a %20 between "the" and "fonts" ?

  
  System information:

  $ lsb_release -rd
  Description:    Ubuntu 16.04.1 LTS
  Release:        16.04

  $ LC_ALL=C apt-cache policy ttf-mscorefonts-installer
  ttf-mscorefonts-installer:
    Installed: 3.4+nmu1ubuntu2
    Candidate: 3.4+nmu1ubuntu2
    Version table:
   *** 3.4+nmu1ubuntu2 500
          500 http://fr.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial/multiverse amd64 Packages
          500 http://fr.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial/multiverse i386 Packages
          100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

  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: KDE
  Date: Mon Dec 19 11:02:56 2016
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-04-25 (238 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Kubuntu 16.04 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20160420.1)
  PackageArchitecture: all
  SourcePackage: msttcorefonts
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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