Failure to download extra data files with ttf-mscorefonts-installer on Ubuntu 16.04
Submitted by st on
An annoying problem due to invalid download links in the package. The Debian package was fixed already.
Solution for Ubuntu.
1. Download ttf-mscorefonts-installer_3.6_all.deb package from Debian site into your Downloads folder
2. Start terminal (Ctrl+Alt+T) and type:
sudo apt-get remove --purge ttf-mscorefonts-installer cd ~/Downloads sudo dpkg -i ttf-mscorefonts-installer_3.6_all.deb