Solved this with sudo -s apt-get --reinstall install ttf-mscorefonts-installer
Looks like running apt-get with sudo does not get the proxy definition, see sequence: $ env | grep http http_proxy=http://proxymachine:808 $ sudo env | grep http <no output> $ sudo -s # env | grep http http_proxy=http://proxymachine:808 when logging in as root the proxy is back in environment. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/820383 Title: package-data-downloader fails if apt is configured to use an http proxy that only supports package downloading To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/update-notifier/+bug/820383/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
