[Bug 1080290] Re: ttf-mscorefonts installer error

[Chris Guiver]

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** Changed in: update-notifier (Ubuntu)
       Status: Confirmed => Incomplete

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Title:
  ttf-mscorefonts installer error

Status in update-notifier package in Ubuntu:
  Incomplete

Bug description:
  Trying to install ms fonts gives me the following error on my 12.10
  Quantal x64

  sudo apt-get install ttf-mscorefonts-installer 
  [sudo] password for arup: 
  Reading package lists... Done
  Building dependency tree       
  Reading state information... Done
  The following extra packages will be installed:
    cabextract
  The following NEW packages will be installed:
    cabextract ttf-mscorefonts-installer
  0 upgraded, 2 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
  Need to get 0 B/70.1 kB of archives.
  After this operation, 281 kB of additional disk space will be used.
  Do you want to continue [Y/n]? y
  Preconfiguring packages ...
  Selecting previously unselected package cabextract.
  (Reading database ... 142546 files and directories currently installed.)
  Unpacking cabextract (from .../cabextract_1.4-3_amd64.deb) ...
  Selecting previously unselected package ttf-mscorefonts-installer.
  Unpacking ttf-mscorefonts-installer (from .../ttf-mscorefonts-installer_3.4ubuntu3_all.deb) ...
  Processing triggers for man-db ...
  Processing triggers for fontconfig ...
  Processing triggers for update-notifier-common ...
  ttf-mscorefonts-installer: downloading http://downloads.sourceforge.net/corefonts/andale32.exe
  Traceback (most recent call last):
    File "/usr/lib/update-notifier/package-data-downloader", line 234, in process_download_requests
      dest_file = urllib.urlretrieve(files[i])[0]
    File "/usr/lib/python2.7/urllib.py", line 93, in urlretrieve
      return _urlopener.retrieve(url, filename, reporthook, data)
    File "/usr/lib/python2.7/urllib.py", line 239, in retrieve
      fp = self.open(url, data)
    File "/usr/lib/python2.7/urllib.py", line 207, in open
      return getattr(self, name)(url)
    File "/usr/lib/python2.7/urllib.py", line 358, in open_http
      return self.http_error(url, fp, errcode, errmsg, headers)
    File "/usr/lib/python2.7/urllib.py", line 371, in http_error
      result = method(url, fp, errcode, errmsg, headers)
    File "/usr/lib/python2.7/urllib.py", line 664, in http_error_301
      return self.http_error_302(url, fp, errcode, errmsg, headers, data)
    File "/usr/lib/python2.7/urllib.py", line 634, in http_error_302
      data)
    File "/usr/lib/python2.7/urllib.py", line 660, in redirect_internal
      return self.open(newurl)
    File "/usr/lib/python2.7/urllib.py", line 207, in open
      return getattr(self, name)(url)
    File "/usr/lib/python2.7/urllib.py", line 358, in open_http
      return self.http_error(url, fp, errcode, errmsg, headers)
    File "/usr/lib/python2.7/urllib.py", line 371, in http_error
      result = method(url, fp, errcode, errmsg, headers)
    File "/usr/lib/python2.7/urllib.py", line 634, in http_error_302
      data)
    File "/usr/lib/python2.7/urllib.py", line 660, in redirect_internal
      return self.open(newurl)
    File "/usr/lib/python2.7/urllib.py", line 207, in open
      return getattr(self, name)(url)
    File "/usr/lib/python2.7/urllib.py", line 344, in open_http
      h.endheaders(data)
    File "/usr/lib/python2.7/httplib.py", line 958, in endheaders
      self._send_output(message_body)
    File "/usr/lib/python2.7/httplib.py", line 818, in _send_output
      self.send(msg)
    File "/usr/lib/python2.7/httplib.py", line 780, in send
      self.connect()
    File "/usr/lib/python2.7/httplib.py", line 761, in connect
      self.timeout, self.source_address)
    File "/usr/lib/python2.7/socket.py", line 553, in create_connection
      for res in getaddrinfo(host, port, 0, SOCK_STREAM):
  IOError: [Errno socket error] [Errno -2] Name or service not known
  Setting up cabextract (1.4-3) ...
  Setting up ttf-mscorefonts-installer (3.4ubuntu3) ...

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10
  Package: update-notifier 0.126
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-18.29-generic 3.5.7
  Uname: Linux 3.5.0-18-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.6.1-0ubuntu6
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Sun Nov 18 15:14:45 2012
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2012-11-17 (0 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" - Release amd64 (20121017.5)
  MarkForUpload: True
  SourcePackage: update-notifier
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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