[Bug 1642508] [NEW] Failed to install fonts, keeps trying

[Kevin O'Gorman]

Public bug reported:

I ran
  apt install ttf-mscorefonts-installer
oddly, it seems to run something, but this bug tool is denying that it's a package.  It sure used to be in earlier releases, and the above command seems to agree.

It appears to be trying to get the fonts from sourceforge, and keeps
retrying from time to time, then pops up a window telling me it failed
again.

Looking on sourceforge, I see several choices, I'm not sure which one is
being tried, but they seem to be rpm packages.

I would like the fonts.  It seems to me this used to work.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: ttf-mscorefonts-installer 3.4+nmu1ubuntu2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-31.50-generic 4.4.13
Uname: Linux 4.4.0-31-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_uvm nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.1
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: XFCE
Date: Thu Nov 17 00:36:41 2016
InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-11-17 (0 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Xubuntu 16.04.1 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20160719)
PackageArchitecture: all
SourcePackage: msttcorefonts
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

** Affects: msttcorefonts (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug xenial

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Title:
  Failed to install fonts, keeps trying

Status in msttcorefonts package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  I ran
    apt install ttf-mscorefonts-installer
  oddly, it seems to run something, but this bug tool is denying that it's a package.  It sure used to be in earlier releases, and the above command seems to agree.

  It appears to be trying to get the fonts from sourceforge, and keeps
  retrying from time to time, then pops up a window telling me it failed
  again.

  Looking on sourceforge, I see several choices, I'm not sure which one
  is being tried, but they seem to be rpm packages.

  I would like the fonts.  It seems to me this used to work.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
  Package: ttf-mscorefonts-installer 3.4+nmu1ubuntu2
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-31.50-generic 4.4.13
  Uname: Linux 4.4.0-31-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_uvm nvidia
  ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.1
  Architecture: amd64
  CurrentDesktop: XFCE
  Date: Thu Nov 17 00:36:41 2016
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-11-17 (0 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Xubuntu 16.04.1 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20160719)
  PackageArchitecture: all
  SourcePackage: msttcorefonts
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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