For me this bug was due to bug https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/417757 (IPv6 DNS lookup problems on certain routers) As soon as I swiched to using OpenDNS, msttcorefonts installs just fine.
-- package ttf-mscorefonts-installer 2.6 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/431217 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs