Public bug reported: When I install ttf-mscorefonts-installer, the download of courie32.exe fails. It does so consistently on all machines across several independent networks.
Here's the relevant excerpt of the apt log: ttf-mscorefonts-installer: processing... ttf-mscorefonts-installer: downloading http://downloads.sourceforge.net/corefonts/andale32.exe /usr/lib/update-notifier/package-data-downloader:185: DeprecationWarning: apt_pkg.sha256sum is deprecated, use apt_pkg.Hashes real_sha256 = apt_pkg.sha256sum(dest_file_obj) ttf-mscorefonts-installer: downloading http://downloads.sourceforge.net/corefonts/arial32.exe ttf-mscorefonts-installer: downloading http://downloads.sourceforge.net/corefonts/arialb32.exe ttf-mscorefonts-installer: downloading http://downloads.sourceforge.net/corefonts/comic32.exe ttf-mscorefonts-installer: downloading http://downloads.sourceforge.net/corefonts/courie32.exe Get:1 http://downloads.sourceforge.net/corefonts/courie32.exe [646 kB] Ign:1 http://downloads.sourceforge.net/corefonts/courie32.exe Get:1 http://downloads.sourceforge.net/corefonts/courie32.exe [646 kB] Ign:1 http://downloads.sourceforge.net/corefonts/courie32.exe Get:1 http://downloads.sourceforge.net/corefonts/courie32.exe [646 kB] Ign:1 http://downloads.sourceforge.net/corefonts/courie32.exe Get:1 http://downloads.sourceforge.net/corefonts/courie32.exe [646 kB] Err:1 http://downloads.sourceforge.net/corefonts/courie32.exe Undetermined Error [IP: 69.65.16.141 80] E: Failed to fetch http://gigenet.dl.sourceforge.net/project/corefonts/the%20fonts/final/courie32.exe?viasf=1 Undetermined Error [IP: 69.65.16.141 80] E: Download Failed ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 24.04 Package: ttf-mscorefonts-installer 3.8.1ubuntu1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 6.14.0-35.35~24.04.1-generic 6.14.11 Uname: Linux 6.14.0-35-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.28.1-0ubuntu3.8 Architecture: amd64 CasperMD5CheckResult: unknown CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME Date: Wed Nov 12 10:15:23 2025 PackageArchitecture: all ProcEnviron: LANG=en_NZ.UTF-8 PATH=(custom, no user) SHELL=/bin/bash TERM=xterm-256color XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set> SourcePackage: msttcorefonts UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) ** Affects: msttcorefonts (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug noble wayland-session -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/2131103 Title: Installing ttf-mscorefonts-installer currently always fails to download some of the font files To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/msttcorefonts/+bug/2131103/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
