[Bug 1641671] Re: "ttf-mscorefonts-installer: processing..." email message repeatedly from /etc/cron.daily/update-notifier-common
Am also experiencing this from about 30 Ubuntu 16.04 machines in our office. We get very regular e-mails that the flash plugin was updated, and there's no "normal" way to silence them. As a workaround, we change /etc/cron.daily/update-notifier-common to send its output to `/dev/null`, but this will be rolled back with an change of update- notifier. I think that the last patch, posted by Roman Odaisky, will fix part of the issue. However, for the Flash player, at some point, `apt` is called which also produces output that is e-mailed in cron. It might be best to just change the cronjob to redirect its output (perhaps also stderr) to some log file. ** Summary changed: - "ttf-mscorefonts-installer: processing..." email message repeatedly from /etc/cron.daily/update-notifier-common + Cronjob /etc/cron.daily/update-notifier-common sends too many e-mail messages -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1641671 Title: Cronjob /etc/cron.daily/update-notifier-common sends too many e-mail messages To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/hundredpapercuts/+bug/1641671/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 1641671] Re: "ttf-mscorefonts-installer: processing..." email message repeatedly from /etc/cron.daily/update-notifier-common
** Also affects: update-notifier (Ubuntu Bionic) Importance: High Status: Confirmed ** Tags removed: rls-bb-incoming -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1641671 Title: "ttf-mscorefonts-installer: processing..." email message repeatedly from /etc/cron.daily/update-notifier-common To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/hundredpapercuts/+bug/1641671/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 1641671] Re: "ttf-mscorefonts-installer: processing..." email message repeatedly from /etc/cron.daily/update-notifier-common
** Tags added: rls-bb-incoming -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1641671 Title: "ttf-mscorefonts-installer: processing..." email message repeatedly from /etc/cron.daily/update-notifier-common To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/hundredpapercuts/+bug/1641671/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 1641671] Re: "ttf-mscorefonts-installer: processing..." email message repeatedly from /etc/cron.daily/update-notifier-common
The attachment "upd-not-shut-up.patch" seems to be a patch. If it isn't, please remove the "patch" flag from the attachment, remove the "patch" tag, and if you are a member of the ~ubuntu-reviewers, unsubscribe the team. [This is an automated message performed by a Launchpad user owned by ~brian-murray, for any issues please contact him.] ** Tags added: patch -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1641671 Title: "ttf-mscorefonts-installer: processing..." email message repeatedly from /etc/cron.daily/update-notifier-common To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/hundredpapercuts/+bug/1641671/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 1641671] Re: "ttf-mscorefonts-installer: processing..." email message repeatedly from /etc/cron.daily/update-notifier-common
That is not the core issue either. I, for example, have declined to accept the license on purpose (I dislike the fonts and I prefer them not to be installed even if some package suggests this one as a dependency), yet I get the message. As I said above, both print() statements in the /usr/lib/update-notifier /package-data-downloader script make no sense unless the script is run interactively. Attaching a patch. ** Patch added: "upd-not-shut-up.patch" https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/update-notifier/+bug/1641671/+attachment/4999185/+files/upd-not-shut-up.patch -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1641671 Title: "ttf-mscorefonts-installer: processing..." email message repeatedly from /etc/cron.daily/update-notifier-common To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/hundredpapercuts/+bug/1641671/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 1641671] Re: "ttf-mscorefonts-installer: processing..." email message repeatedly from /etc/cron.daily/update-notifier-common
That's not actually the core issue at this point. The core issue at this point is that the end-user license hasn't been accepted and there's no way to accept it. See https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apt/+bug/1655431/comments/12 . -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1641671 Title: "ttf-mscorefonts-installer: processing..." email message repeatedly from /etc/cron.daily/update-notifier-common To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/hundredpapercuts/+bug/1641671/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 1641671] Re: "ttf-mscorefonts-installer: processing..." email message repeatedly from /etc/cron.daily/update-notifier-common
The core issue is that ttf-mscorefonts-installer files are repeatedly failing to download, so you are repeatedly emailed about it. (The email sure could be improved.) update-notifier handles the downloads, but the actual downloads are performed by apt-helper, and that program has trouble following redirects with spaces in the URL and handling files that already exist on the target machine. Have a look at the following bug report about that: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/update-notifier/+bug/1655431 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1641671 Title: "ttf-mscorefonts-installer: processing..." email message repeatedly from /etc/cron.daily/update-notifier-common To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/hundredpapercuts/+bug/1641671/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 1641671] Re: "ttf-mscorefonts-installer: processing..." email message repeatedly from /etc/cron.daily/update-notifier-common
Confirmed also have this bug on a 16.04 system. Installed the https://packages.debian.org/sid/all/ttf-mscorefonts- installer/download">Debian package as a fix as per recommendation. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1641671 Title: "ttf-mscorefonts-installer: processing..." email message repeatedly from /etc/cron.daily/update-notifier-common To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/hundredpapercuts/+bug/1641671/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 1641671] Re: "ttf-mscorefonts-installer: processing..." email message repeatedly from /etc/cron.daily/update-notifier-common
** Changed in: update-notifier (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided => High ** Also affects: hundredpapercuts Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Changed in: hundredpapercuts Status: New => Confirmed ** Changed in: hundredpapercuts Importance: Undecided => High -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1641671 Title: "ttf-mscorefonts-installer: processing..." email message repeatedly from /etc/cron.daily/update-notifier-common To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/hundredpapercuts/+bug/1641671/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 1641671] Re: "ttf-mscorefonts-installer: processing..." email message repeatedly from /etc/cron.daily/update-notifier-common
I suggest removing the print() call that outputs the message in question from /usr/lib/update-notifier/package-data-downloader. This script isn’t meant to be run interactively anyway. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1641671 Title: "ttf-mscorefonts-installer: processing..." email message repeatedly from /etc/cron.daily/update-notifier-common To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/update-notifier/+bug/1641671/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 1641671] Re: "ttf-mscorefonts-installer: processing..." email message repeatedly from /etc/cron.daily/update-notifier-common
The processing message actually comes from update-notifier-common which is provided by update-notifier. ** Package changed: msttcorefonts (Ubuntu) => update-notifier (Ubuntu) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1641671 Title: "ttf-mscorefonts-installer: processing..." email message repeatedly from /etc/cron.daily/update-notifier-common To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/update-notifier/+bug/1641671/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 1641671] Re: "ttf-mscorefonts-installer: processing..." email message repeatedly from /etc/cron.daily/update-notifier-common
I tried to debug it, but the coding style of /usr/lib/msttcorefonts /update-ms-fonts lead me to decide I'll rather uninstall the ttf- mscorefonts-installer after initial system setup. I'll uninstall it now and expect the mail messages will end then. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1641671 Title: "ttf-mscorefonts-installer: processing..." email message repeatedly from /etc/cron.daily/update-notifier-common To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/msttcorefonts/+bug/1641671/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 1641671] Re: "ttf-mscorefonts-installer: processing..." email message repeatedly from /etc/cron.daily/update-notifier-common
PS: Uninstalling the installer also removed the fonts from /usr/share/fonts/truetype/msttcorefonts , so make backup before you uninstall it. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1641671 Title: "ttf-mscorefonts-installer: processing..." email message repeatedly from /etc/cron.daily/update-notifier-common To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/msttcorefonts/+bug/1641671/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 1641671] Re: "ttf-mscorefonts-installer: processing..." email message repeatedly from /etc/cron.daily/update-notifier-common
Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users. ** Changed in: msttcorefonts (Ubuntu) Status: New => Confirmed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1641671 Title: "ttf-mscorefonts-installer: processing..." email message repeatedly from /etc/cron.daily/update-notifier-common To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/msttcorefonts/+bug/1641671/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
