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 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1642508 Title: Failed to install fonts, keeps trying To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/msttcorefonts/+bug/1642508/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs