Re: [ttf-mscorefonts-installer] synaptic still rises error messages
Hi Nils, it sounds correct. But on the other hand downloading the fonts per wget and simply reconfiguring the packet worked without any further errors. That is what I meant. Ubuntu is indeed a debian derivative and using debian packages should be working, but ... On 09.12.2016 16:04, Nils Kassube wrote: zweiund40 wrote: Nevertheless I was curious so I tried it on a virtual machine and I got that output: root@pandora:~/Downloads# apt install ~/Downloads/ttf-mscorefonts-installer_3.6_all.deb ... bla bla bla ... and a lot of output All done, no errors. N: Can't drop privileges for downloading as file '/root/Downloads/ttf-mscorefonts-installer_3.6_all.deb' couldn't be accessed by user '_apt'. - pkgAcquire::Run (13: Permission denied) root@pandora:~/Downloads# An error message at the very end of a long list of accomplished messages. Annoying! I don't understand it. I mean the required file is in that directory and I installed it as root. Why is there a permission problem? The directory /root (including subdirectories) is only accessible by root and obviously the installer tried to access the file as another user (_apt). Nils -- Ubuntu-devel-discuss mailing list Ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel-discuss
Re: [ttf-mscorefonts-installer] synaptic still rises error messages
Hi Gunnar, the 17. post helped. wget the fonts and reconfigure the package. Now it works. Thanks Hi Hugh, I'm not that familiar with linux, so I'm not able to understand the full impact of installing a debian package in an Ubuntu system. I found it too risky, so I didn't dare it on my main system. Of course I know Ubuntu is debian derivative. It should work, but ... Nevertheless I was curious so I tried it on a virtual machine and I got that output: root@pandora:~/Downloads# apt install ~/Downloads/ttf-mscorefonts-installer_3.6_all.deb ... bla bla bla ... and a lot of output All done, no errors. N: Can't drop privileges for downloading as file '/root/Downloads/ttf-mscorefonts-installer_3.6_all.deb' couldn't be accessed by user '_apt'. - pkgAcquire::Run (13: Permission denied) root@pandora:~/Downloads# An error message at the very end of a long list of accomplished messages. Annoying! I don't understand it. I mean the required file is in that directory and I installed it as root. Why is there a permission problem? On 09.12.2016 14:01, Gunnar Hjalmarsson wrote: On 2016-12-09 13:50, Hugh Walker wrote: No professional, but one of the easiest solutions is to use the 3.6 ttf-mscorefonts-installer package rather than the 3.4 version. wget http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian/pool/contrib/m/msttcorefonts/ttf-mscorefonts-installer_3.6_all.deb -P ~/Downloads will download the package to your Downloads folder, and sudo apt install ~/Downloads/ttf-mscorefonts-installer_3.6_all.deb will install the package. That is, if you are using at least Ubuntu 16.04, if using an earlier version install the .deb package with gdebi, Software Centre or whatever you use to install local deb packages. Related bug: https://launchpad.net/bugs/1607535 -- Ubuntu-devel-discuss mailing list Ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel-discuss
Re: [ttf-mscorefonts-installer] synaptic still rises error messages
Hm ... Maybe it's better to post the whole output of 'apt install ...': ossi@bebektor:~$ sudo apt install ttf-mscorefonts-installer Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done The following NEW packages will be installed: ttf-mscorefonts-installer 0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 10 not upgraded. Need to get 29,5 kB of archives. After this operation, 134 kB of additional disk space will be used. Get:1 http://de.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial/multiverse amd64 ttf-mscorefonts-installer all 3.4+nmu1ubuntu2 [29,5 kB] Fetched 29,5 kB in 0s (200 kB/s) Preconfiguring packages ... Selecting previously unselected package ttf-mscorefonts-installer. (Reading database ... 291242 files and directories currently installed.) Preparing to unpack .../ttf-mscorefonts-installer_3.4+nmu1ubuntu2_all.deb ... mscorefonts-eula license has already been accepted Unpacking ttf-mscorefonts-installer (3.4+nmu1ubuntu2) ... Processing triggers for fontconfig (2.11.94-0ubuntu1.1) ... Processing triggers for update-notifier-common (3.168.2) ... ttf-mscorefonts-installer: processing... ttf-mscorefonts-installer: downloading http://downloads.sourceforge.net/corefonts/andale32.exe Err:1 http://downloads.sourceforge.net/corefonts/andale32.exe Protocol "http" not supported or disabled in libcurl 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 denied) E: Failed to fetch https://heanet.dl.sourceforge.net/project/corefonts/the fonts/final/andale32.exe Protocol "http" not supported or disabled in libcurl E: Download Failed Setting up ttf-mscorefonts-installer (3.4+nmu1ubuntu2) ... The funny thing is that when I'm copying the faulted link 'http://downloads.sourceforge.net/corefonts/andale32.exe' in a web browser, the download itself works. -- Ubuntu-devel-discuss mailing list Ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel-discuss
Re: [ttf-mscorefonts-installer] synaptic still rises error messages
Uh ... I've forgotten something. sudo apt install ttf-mscorefonts-installer comes back with this error message: Err:1 http://downloads.sourceforge.net/corefonts/andale32.exe Protocol "http" not supported or disabled in libcurl 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 denied) E: Failed to fetch https://heanet.dl.sourceforge.net/project/corefonts/the fonts/final/andale32.exe Protocol "http" not supported or disabled in libcurl E: Download Failed I perfectly know that a Microsoft exe is not executable on a linux system, but I think synaptic is facing the same issue and constantly rises the error message. On 09.12.2016 13:10, zweiund40 wrote: Hi all, I have question. synaptic packetmanager still repeatedly comes up with the error message "Failure to download extra data files ... ttf-mscorefonts-installer ..." I've already done some google searches and did some removings, reinstallations, dpkg-reinstallations and -reconfigurations, accepted the EULA bla bla bla. But none of them solved the issue. After a short time synaptic still comes up with that error message. I checked the dependencies and figured out that a lot of other packets need it, so I think a deinstallation is no valid solution. That's why I'm now asking the professionals. Do you have any idea what to do? Thanks -- Ubuntu-devel-discuss mailing list Ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel-discuss
[ttf-mscorefonts-installer] synaptic still rises error messages
Hi all, I have question. synaptic packetmanager still repeatedly comes up with the error message "Failure to download extra data files ... ttf-mscorefonts-installer ..." I've already done some google searches and did some removings, reinstallations, dpkg-reinstallations and -reconfigurations, accepted the EULA bla bla bla. But none of them solved the issue. After a short time synaptic still comes up with that error message. I checked the dependencies and figured out that a lot of other packets need it, so I think a deinstallation is no valid solution. That's why I'm now asking the professionals. Do you have any idea what to do? Thanks -- Ubuntu-devel-discuss mailing list Ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel-discuss
