# sudo apt-get 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 18 not upgraded.
Need to get 0 B/29.5 kB of archives.
After this operation, 134 kB of additional disk space will be used.
Preconfiguring packages ...
Selecting previously unselected package ttf-mscorefonts-installer.
(Reading database ... 113543 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack .../ttf-mscorefonts-installer_3.4+nmu1ubuntu2_all.deb ...
Unpacking ttf-mscorefonts-installer (3.4+nmu1ubuntu2) ...
Processing triggers for fontconfig (2.11.94-0ubuntu1.1) ...
Processing triggers for update-notifier-common (3.168.9) ...
ttf-mscorefonts-installer: processing...
ttf-mscorefonts-installer: downloading http://downloads.sourceforge.net/corefonts/andale32.exe
Get:1 http://downloads.sourceforge.net/corefonts/andale32.exe [198 kB]
Fetched 198 kB in 12s (15.3 kB/s)
ttf-mscorefonts-installer: downloading http://downloads.sourceforge.net/corefonts/arial32.exe
Get:1 http://downloads.sourceforge.net/corefonts/arial32.exe [554 kB]
Fetched 554 kB in 14s (38.6 kB/s)
ttf-mscorefonts-installer: downloading http://downloads.sourceforge.net/corefonts/arialb32.exe
Err:1 http://downloads.sourceforge.net/corefonts/arialb32.exe
Protocol "http" not supported or disabled in libcurl
E: Failed to fetch https://versaweb.dl.sourceforge.net/project/corefonts/the fonts/final/arialb32.exe Protocol "http" not supported or disabled in libcurl
E: Download Failed
Setting up ttf-mscorefonts-installer (3.4+nmu1ubuntu2) ...
localepurge: Disk space freed in /usr/share/locale: 0 KiB
localepurge: Disk space freed in /usr/share/man: 0 KiB
Today I have a same issue above
# sudo apt-get install ttf-mscorefonts -installer ts-installer -installer. mscorefonts- installer_ 3.4+nmu1ubuntu2 _all.deb ... -installer (3.4+nmu1ubuntu2) ... 0ubuntu1. 1) ... notifier- common (3.168.9) ... -installer: processing... -installer: downloading http:// downloads. sourceforge. net/corefonts/ andale32. exe downloads. sourceforge. net/corefonts/ andale32. exe [198 kB] -installer: downloading http:// downloads. sourceforge. net/corefonts/ arial32. exe downloads. sourceforge. net/corefonts/ arial32. exe [554 kB] -installer: downloading http:// downloads. sourceforge. net/corefonts/ arialb32. exe downloads. sourceforge. net/corefonts/ arialb32. exe /versaweb. dl.sourceforge. net/project/ corefonts/ the fonts/final/ arialb32. exe Protocol "http" not supported or disabled in libcurl
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following NEW packages will be installed:
ttf-mscorefon
0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 18 not upgraded.
Need to get 0 B/29.5 kB of archives.
After this operation, 134 kB of additional disk space will be used.
Preconfiguring packages ...
Selecting previously unselected package ttf-mscorefonts
(Reading database ... 113543 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack .../ttf-
Unpacking ttf-mscorefonts
Processing triggers for fontconfig (2.11.94-
Processing triggers for update-
ttf-mscorefonts
ttf-mscorefonts
Get:1 http://
Fetched 198 kB in 12s (15.3 kB/s)
ttf-mscorefonts
Get:1 http://
Fetched 554 kB in 14s (38.6 kB/s)
ttf-mscorefonts
Err:1 http://
Protocol "http" not supported or disabled in libcurl
E: Failed to fetch https:/
E: Download Failed -installer (3.4+nmu1ubuntu2) ...
Setting up ttf-mscorefonts
localepurge: Disk space freed in /usr/share/locale: 0 KiB
localepurge: Disk space freed in /usr/share/man: 0 KiB
Total disk space freed by localepurge: 0 KiB
# apt show ttf-mscorefonts -installer -a -installer Maintainer: Thijs Kinkhorst <email address hidden> /bugs.launchpad .net/ubuntu/ +filebug notifier- common (>= 0.119ubuntu2) archive. ubuntu. com/ubuntu xenial/multiverse amd64 Packages
Package: ttf-mscorefonts
Version: 3.4+nmu1ubuntu2
Priority: optional
Section: multiverse/x11
Source: msttcorefonts
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers <email address hidden>
Original-
Bugs: https:/
Installed-Size: 134 kB
Provides: msttcorefonts
Pre-Depends: debconf (>= 0.5) | debconf-2.0
Depends: cabextract, xfonts-utils, update-
Recommends: fonts-liberation
Download-Size: 29.5 kB
APT-Sources: http://
Description: Installer for Microsoft TrueType core fonts
# cat /etc/*release RELEASE= 16.04 CODENAME= xenial DESCRIPTION= "Ubuntu 16.04.5 LTS" www.ubuntu. com/" help.ubuntu. com/" bugs.launchpad. net/ubuntu/" CODENAME= xenial CODENAME= xenial
DISTRIB_ID=Ubuntu
DISTRIB_
DISTRIB_
DISTRIB_
NAME="Ubuntu"
VERSION="16.04.5 LTS (Xenial Xerus)"
ID=ubuntu
ID_LIKE=debian
PRETTY_NAME="Ubuntu 16.04.5 LTS"
VERSION_ID="16.04"
HOME_URL="http://
SUPPORT_URL="http://
BUG_REPORT_URL="http://
VERSION_
UBUNTU_
I have fixed with: ftp.de. debian. org/debian/ pool/contrib/ m/msttcorefonts /ttf-mscorefont s-installer_ 3.6_all. deb -installer_ 3.6_all. deb
# wget http://
# dpkg -i ttf-mscorefonts
BTW, I notify they have already release 3.7 for this software but Ubuntu still release with 3.4. Did I missing something?
Why ubuntu archive doesn't update for this packages?
Package: ttf-mscorefonts -installer Maintainer: Thijs Kinkhorst <email address hidden> /bugs.launchpad .net/ubuntu/ +filebug notifier- common (>= 0.119ubuntu2) archive. ubuntu. com/ubuntu xenial/multiverse amd64 Packages
Version: 3.4+nmu1ubuntu2
Priority: optional
Section: multiverse/x11
Source: msttcorefonts
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers <email address hidden>
Original-
Bugs: https:/
Installed-Size: 134 kB
Provides: msttcorefonts
Pre-Depends: debconf (>= 0.5) | debconf-2.0
Depends: cabextract, xfonts-utils, update-
Recommends: fonts-liberation
Download-Size: 29.5 kB
APT-Sources: http://
Description: Installer for Microsoft TrueType core fonts