Seems, like an upgrade solved the problem.
[EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ sudo apt-get source msttcorefonts
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
NOTICE: 'msttcorefonts' packaging is maintained in the 'Svn' version control
system at:
https://svn.kinkhorst.nl/svn/debian/msttcorefonts/trunk
Need to get 45.5kB of source archives.
Get: 1 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com intrepid/multiverse msttcorefonts 2.5 (dsc)
[1176B]
Get: 2 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com intrepid/multiverse msttcorefonts 2.5 (tar)
[44.3kB]
Fetched 45.5kB in 5s (8740B/s)
gpg: WARNING: unsafe ownership on configuration file
`/home/thomas/.gnupg/gpg.conf'
gpg: Signature made Sat 14 Jun 2008 15:49:39 BST using RSA key ID DCBA43DF
gpg: Can't check signature: public key not found
dpkg-source: extracting msttcorefonts in msttcorefonts-2.5
dpkg-source: info: unpacking msttcorefonts_2.5.tar.gz
[EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ sudo apt-get build-dep msttcorefonts
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
[EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ sudo apt-get --reinstall install msttcorefonts
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
gstreamer0.10-fluendo-mp3
Use 'apt-get autoremove' to remove them.
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 1 reinstalled, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Need to get 0B/31.7kB of archives.
After this operation, 0B of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]? y
Preconfiguring packages ...
(Reading database ... 211110 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to replace msttcorefonts 2.5 (using .../msttcorefonts_2.5_all.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement msttcorefonts ...
Setting up msttcorefonts (2.5) ...
These fonts were provided by Microsoft "in the interest of cross-
platform compatibility". This is no longer the case, but they are
still available from third parties.
You are free to download these fonts and use them for your own use,
but you may not redistribute them in modified form, including changes
to the file name or packaging format.
All fonts downloaded and installed.
[EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ lsb_release -rd ; uname -a ; apt-cache policy
linux-headers-2.6.27-2-generic linux-image-2.6.27-2-generic linux
linux-source-2.6.27 linux-restricted-modules msttcorefonts
Description: Ubuntu intrepid (development branch)
Release: 8.10
Linux thomas-laptop 2.6.27-2-generic #1 SMP Thu Aug 28 17:20:02 UTC 2008 i686
GNU/Linux
linux-headers-2.6.27-2-generic:
Installed: 2.6.27-2.3
Candidate: 2.6.27-2.3
Version table:
*** 2.6.27-2.3 0
500 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com intrepid/main Packages
100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
linux-image-2.6.27-2-generic:
Installed: 2.6.27-2.3
Candidate: 2.6.27-2.3
Version table:
*** 2.6.27-2.3 0
500 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com intrepid/main Packages
100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
linux:
Installed: 2.6.27.2.2
Candidate: 2.6.27.2.2
Version table:
*** 2.6.27.2.2 0
500 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com intrepid/restricted Packages
100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
linux-source-2.6.27:
Installed: 2.6.27-2.3
Candidate: 2.6.27-2.3
Version table:
*** 2.6.27-2.3 0
500 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com intrepid/main Packages
100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
linux-restricted-modules:
Installed: 2.6.27.2.2
Candidate: 2.6.27.2.2
Version table:
*** 2.6.27.2.2 0
500 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com intrepid/restricted Packages
100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
msttcorefonts:
Installed: 2.5
Candidate: 2.5
Version table:
*** 2.5 0
500 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com intrepid/multiverse Packages
100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
[EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$
--
package msttcorefonts 2.4 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess pre-removal
script returned error exit status 1
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/225374
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