If you are still on INtrepid 8.10 I think most simple solution is to update on Jaunty 9.04. On my PC it solved it. Greetings Kenan
2009/5/23 afrodeity <ethnop...@yahoo.co.uk> > An extremely irritating bug that appears to be getting worse. I now find > myself in exactly the same situation I was in about three or four months > ago. I can't get the bloody msstcorefonts because of the proxy issue and > I keep getting them half-installed whenever I try to install something > else, and can't seem to purge them. My WINE has also stopped working due > to a font issue that resolves down to the msstcorefonts. Why is this > still a bug with no workaround? > > -- > Not working with proxy > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/56880 > You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber > of a duplicate bug. > > Status in “msttcorefonts” source package in Ubuntu: Confirmed > > Bug description: > Binary package hint: msttcorefonts > > This package connects to the internet to retrieve the fonts. However it > ignores the proxy in /etc/apt/apt.conf and therefor can not retrieve the > fonts through a proxy. This is for Edgy > > Update: This issue occours for Hardy too. > -- Not working with proxy https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/56880 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
