[Bug 1607535] Re: ttf-mscorefonts-installer 3.4+nmu1ubuntu2 fails to install core fonts

[cbcymru]

*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 1651923 ***
    https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1651923

Having tired of receiving regular prompts to install ttf-mscorefonts I
ignored the fact that I'm a normal user and followed the advice offered
in post #40 by installing version 3.6.

It works in that I no longer receive the prompts, but have I compromised
the OS by installing version 3.6?  Has it solved the problem, masked the
problem or created a new problem that I'm not yet aware of?

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Title:
  ttf-mscorefonts-installer 3.4+nmu1ubuntu2 fails to install core fonts

Status in msttcorefonts package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  As noted in
  https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/msttcorefonts/+bug/1371783/comments/45,
  the current 3.4 version of ttf-mscorefonts-installer searches for the
  font files in an incorrect network location. The consequence of this
  is that the core fonts are never installed.

  The Debian (upstream) version 3.6 of ttf-mscorefonts-installer
  searches for the font files in the correct network location, and will
  successfully install the core fonts.

  This problem occurs with Ubuntu 16.04 as of July 2016. (And with
  earlier versions, including current LTS.)

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