** Description changed:

  since a week or so the update-notfier is complaining that the download
  of additional files has failed:
  
+ ```en
+ # Update information
+ 
+ Failure to download extra data files
+ 
+ The following packages requested additional data downloads after package
+ installation, but the data could not be downloaded or could not be
+ processed.
+ 
+ ttf-mscorefonts-installer
+ 
+ The download will be attempted again later, or you can try the download
+ again now.  Running this command requires an active Internet connection.
+ 
+ ```
+ 
+ ```de
  # Hinweise zur Aktualisierung
  
  Herunterladen von zusätzlichen Datendateien schlug fehl
  
  Die folgenden Pakete benötigen nach der Installation das Herunterladen
  zusätzlicher Daten, welche aber nicht heruntergeladen oder bearbeitet
  werden konnten.
  
  ttf-mscorefonts-installer
  
- Das Herunterladen wird später erneut versucht, oder Sie versuchen es
- jetzt gleich nochmal. Das Ausführen dieses Befehls benötigt eine aktive
- Internetverbindung.
+ Das Herunterladen wird später erneut versucht, oder Sie versuchen es jetzt 
gleich nochmal. Das Ausführen dieses Befehls benötigt eine aktive 
Internetverbindung.
+ ```
  
  This bug seems similar to https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source
  /update-notifier/+bug/979477
  
  where it was considered to look up the following:
  
- $ sudo /usr/lib/update-notifier/package-data-downloader
- [sudo] Passwort für sebastian:
+ ```
+ $ sudo /usr/lib/update-notifier/package-data-downloader 
  ttf-mscorefonts-installer: processing...
  ttf-mscorefonts-installer: downloading 
http://downloads.sourceforge.net/corefonts/andale32.exe
- Fehl:1 http://downloads.sourceforge.net/corefonts/andale32.exe
-   404  Not Found
- W: Can't drop privileges for downloading as file 
'/var/lib/update-notifier/package-data-downloads/partial/andale32.exe' couldn't 
be accessed by user '_apt'. - pkgAcquire::Run (13: Keine Berechtigung)
- E: Fehlschlag beim Holen von 
https://vorboss.dl.sourceforge.net/project/corefonts/the 
fonts/final/andale32.exe  404  Not Found
+ Err:1 http://downloads.sourceforge.net/corefonts/andale32.exe
+   404  Not Found
+ W: Can't drop privileges for downloading as file 
'/var/lib/update-notifier/package-data-downloads/partial/andale32.exe' couldn't 
be accessed by user '_apt'. - pkgAcquire::Run (13: Permission denied)
+ E: Failed to fetch https://vorboss.dl.sourceforge.net/project/corefonts/the 
fonts/final/andale32.exe  404  Not Found
  
- E: Herunterladen fehlgeschlagen
+ E: Download Failed
+ ```
  
- Here is a workaround proposed, which is not very user friendly:
- 
- https://askubuntu.com/questions/862612/ttf-mscorefonts-installer-data-
- download-error-popup
- 
- And here is another which seems to be quite static:
+ And here is a workaround, but is quite static:
  
  https://forum.ubuntuusers.de/topic/update-probleme-mit-ttf-mscorefonts-
  installer/
- 
- 
  
  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
  Package: update-notifier 3.168.3
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-59.80-generic 4.4.35
  Uname: Linux 4.4.0-59-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.5
  Architecture: amd64
  CurrentDesktop: Unity
  Date: Sun Jan 22 10:16:03 2017
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-08-31 (143 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04.1 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 
(20160719)
  SourcePackage: update-notifier
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

** Description changed:

  since a week or so the update-notfier is complaining that the download
  of additional files has failed:
  
- ```en
+ ```lang=en
  # Update information
  
  Failure to download extra data files
  
  The following packages requested additional data downloads after package
  installation, but the data could not be downloaded or could not be
  processed.
  
  ttf-mscorefonts-installer
  
  The download will be attempted again later, or you can try the download
  again now.  Running this command requires an active Internet connection.
  
  ```
  
- ```de
+ ```lang=de
  # Hinweise zur Aktualisierung
  
  Herunterladen von zusätzlichen Datendateien schlug fehl
  
  Die folgenden Pakete benötigen nach der Installation das Herunterladen
  zusätzlicher Daten, welche aber nicht heruntergeladen oder bearbeitet
  werden konnten.
  
  ttf-mscorefonts-installer
  
  Das Herunterladen wird später erneut versucht, oder Sie versuchen es jetzt 
gleich nochmal. Das Ausführen dieses Befehls benötigt eine aktive 
Internetverbindung.
  ```
  
  This bug seems similar to https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source
  /update-notifier/+bug/979477
  
  where it was considered to look up the following:
  
- ```
- $ sudo /usr/lib/update-notifier/package-data-downloader 
+ ```sh
+ $ sudo /usr/lib/update-notifier/package-data-downloader
  ttf-mscorefonts-installer: processing...
  ttf-mscorefonts-installer: downloading 
http://downloads.sourceforge.net/corefonts/andale32.exe
  Err:1 http://downloads.sourceforge.net/corefonts/andale32.exe
-   404  Not Found
+   404  Not Found
  W: Can't drop privileges for downloading as file 
'/var/lib/update-notifier/package-data-downloads/partial/andale32.exe' couldn't 
be accessed by user '_apt'. - pkgAcquire::Run (13: Permission denied)
  E: Failed to fetch https://vorboss.dl.sourceforge.net/project/corefonts/the 
fonts/final/andale32.exe  404  Not Found
  
  E: Download Failed
  ```
  
  And here is a workaround, but is quite static:
  
  https://forum.ubuntuusers.de/topic/update-probleme-mit-ttf-mscorefonts-
  installer/
  
  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
  Package: update-notifier 3.168.3
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-59.80-generic 4.4.35
  Uname: Linux 4.4.0-59-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.5
  Architecture: amd64
  CurrentDesktop: Unity
  Date: Sun Jan 22 10:16:03 2017
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-08-31 (143 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04.1 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 
(20160719)
  SourcePackage: update-notifier
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

** Description changed:

  since a week or so the update-notfier is complaining that the download
  of additional files has failed:
  
  ```lang=en
  # Update information
  
  Failure to download extra data files
  
  The following packages requested additional data downloads after package
  installation, but the data could not be downloaded or could not be
  processed.
  
  ttf-mscorefonts-installer
  
  The download will be attempted again later, or you can try the download
  again now.  Running this command requires an active Internet connection.
  
  ```
  
  ```lang=de
  # Hinweise zur Aktualisierung
  
  Herunterladen von zusätzlichen Datendateien schlug fehl
  
  Die folgenden Pakete benötigen nach der Installation das Herunterladen
  zusätzlicher Daten, welche aber nicht heruntergeladen oder bearbeitet
  werden konnten.
  
  ttf-mscorefonts-installer
  
  Das Herunterladen wird später erneut versucht, oder Sie versuchen es jetzt 
gleich nochmal. Das Ausführen dieses Befehls benötigt eine aktive 
Internetverbindung.
  ```
  
  This bug seems similar to https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source
  /update-notifier/+bug/979477
  
  where it was considered to look up the following:
  
  ```sh
  $ sudo /usr/lib/update-notifier/package-data-downloader
  ttf-mscorefonts-installer: processing...
  ttf-mscorefonts-installer: downloading 
http://downloads.sourceforge.net/corefonts/andale32.exe
  Err:1 http://downloads.sourceforge.net/corefonts/andale32.exe
    404  Not Found
  W: Can't drop privileges for downloading as file 
'/var/lib/update-notifier/package-data-downloads/partial/andale32.exe' couldn't 
be accessed by user '_apt'. - pkgAcquire::Run (13: Permission denied)
  E: Failed to fetch https://vorboss.dl.sourceforge.net/project/corefonts/the 
fonts/final/andale32.exe  404  Not Found
  
  E: Download Failed
  ```
  
- And here is a workaround, but is quite static:
+ And here is a workaround proposed by "Kätzchen", but seems to be of
+ static nature and may break things:
  
  https://forum.ubuntuusers.de/topic/update-probleme-mit-ttf-mscorefonts-
  installer/
+ 
+ ```sh
+ wget 
http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian/pool/contrib/m/msttcorefonts/ttf-mscorefonts-installer_3.6_all.deb
+ sudo dpkg -i ttf-mscorefonts-installer_3.6_all.deb
+ ```
  
  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
  Package: update-notifier 3.168.3
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-59.80-generic 4.4.35
  Uname: Linux 4.4.0-59-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.5
  Architecture: amd64
  CurrentDesktop: Unity
  Date: Sun Jan 22 10:16:03 2017
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-08-31 (143 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04.1 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 
(20160719)
  SourcePackage: update-notifier
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

** Summary changed:

- ttf-mscorefonts-installer popup - andale32.exe not found
+ recurring ttf-mscorefonts-installer popup - andale32.exe not found

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