[Bug 1658323] Re: multiple error messages do not stay on screen long enough - last one said data could not be downloaded, think real problem might be with ttf-mscorefonts-installer (download permission problem?)

[JOSEPH E CONNER]

Here is the pop-up that I get. It began after upgrading to Ubuntu 17.10
64bit.

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Title:
  multiple error messages do not stay on screen long enough - last one
  said data could not be downloaded, think real problem might be with
  ttf-mscorefonts-installer (download permission problem?)

Status in apport package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  oops - in the title "STAW" should have been "STAY" - so much for my typing skills.
  ---

  I receive an error message that instructed me to re-run "Package
  Updater"

  I did as instructed and received a number of additional messages in a
  new window that was framed on the top in RED. The window did not stay
  open long enough for me to read it, let alone be able to copy it.

  a new window was then displayed with the following message:

  ===========================================
  Failure to download extra data files

  The following packages requested additional data downloads after
  package installation, but the data could not be downloaded or could
  not be processed.

  ttf-mscorefonts-installer

  The download will be attempted again later, or you can try the download again now.  Running this command requires an active Internet connection.
  ===========================================

  I have no idea what package requested "ttf-mscorefonts-installer" but
  I'm willing to guess that it probably was "wine 2.0 rc-6"  from the
  gnome 3.20 repository.

  I opened this problem against APPORT, because the error messages that
  were displayed after starting "package update" do not stay on the
  screen long enough to be read, and frequently are displayed in boxes
  that can not be copied or pasted into bug reports.

  hopefully, somebody more knowledgable than I, can re-route this bug
  report to a "more correct" area.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
  Package: apport 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.5
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-59.80-generic 4.4.35
  Uname: Linux 4.4.0-59-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_uvm nvidia_drm nvidia_modeset nvidia
  ApportLog: ERROR: apport (pid 24571) Sat Jan 21 07:49:13 2017: called for pid 18664, signal 3, core limit 0
  ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.5
  Architecture: amd64
  CurrentDesktop: GNOME
  Date: Sat Jan 21 08:54:51 2017
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-05-11 (986 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20140417)
  PackageArchitecture: all
  SourcePackage: apport
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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