Well, nothings perfect. There's a bug I didn't notice because I ran the script inside the directory where the fonts go. It's important that the script not be there, so it's better with an added 'cd' command:
> #!/bin/bash > > # grab the raw fonts required by mscorefonts-installer > > if [ $# -ne 1 ] ; then > echo " *** Error: $0 needs exactly one argument: the name of an empty > directory where the fonts will go" > exit 1 > fi > > cd $1 > > for font in andale32.exe arial32.exe arialb32.exe comic32.exe courie32.exe > georgi32.exe impact32.exe times32.exe trebuc32.exe verdan32+++ \.exe > webdin32.exe ; do > wget > https://freefr.dl.sourceforge.net/project/corefonts/the%20fonts/final/$font > done > > sudo apt-get remove --purge ttf-mscorefonts-installer > sudo apt-get install ttf-mscorefonts-installer > sudo dpkg-reconfigure ttf-mscorefonts-installer > > On Thu, Dec 8, 2016 at 12:09 PM, Kevin O'Gorman <kogor...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > On Wed, Dec 7, 2016 at 8:51 AM, mirohe <miguelrodriguezherna...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> Sorry, I wrote this wrong >> >> Url in debian package the url is: >> >> https://freefr.dl.sourceforge.net/project/corefonts/the%20fo >> nts/final/andale32.exe >> -> OK >> >> and ubuntu package the url is like this: >> >> https://freefr.dl.sourceforge.net/project/corefonts/the >> fonts/final/andale32.exe -> ERROR >> >> result ubuntu >> >> Err:1 http://downloads.sourceforge.net/corefonts/andale32.exe >> 404 Not Found >> E: Impossible de récupérer https://freefr.dl.sourceforge. >> net/project/corefonts/the fonts/final/andale32.exe 404 Not Found >> >> >> The difference is: >> Debian package -> "....corefonts/the%20fonts/final...." OK >> Ubuntu package -> "....corefonts/the fonts/final...." ERROR >> >> "%20" no exist in ubuntu package and fail. >> >> >> >> This is one of the reasons I like to reduce things like this to a > script. Here's what I used: > > #!/bin/bash >> # work around problems in ttf-mscorefonts-installer >> >> if [ $# -ne 1 ] ; then >> echo " *** Error: $0 needs exactly one argument: the name of an empty >> directory where the fonts will go" >> exit 1 >> fi >> for font in andale32.exe arial32.exe arialb32.exe comic32.exe >> courie32.exe georgi32.exe impact32.exe times32.exe trebuc32.exe >> verdan32.exe webdin32.exe ; do >> wget https://freefr.dl.sourceforge.net/project/corefonts/the% >> 20fonts/final/$font >> done >> >> sudo apt-get remove --purge ttf-mscorefonts-installer >> sudo apt-get install ttf-mscorefonts-installer >> sudo dpkg-reconfigure ttf-mscorefonts-installer >> > > > > -- > Kevin O'Gorman > #define QUESTION ((bb) || (!bb)) /* Shakespeare */ > > Please consider the environment before printing this email. > -- Kevin O'Gorman #define QUESTION ((bb) || (!bb)) /* Shakespeare */ Please consider the environment before printing this email. ** Attachment added: "unnamed" https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1607535/+attachment/4789234/+files/unnamed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1607535 Title: ttf-mscorefonts-installer 3.4+nmu1ubuntu2 fails to install core fonts and should be updated to version 3.6 from Debian To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/msttcorefonts/+bug/1607535/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
