Struggling with this myself - different kind of error though:
$ sudo apt-get install ttf-mscorefonts-installer .... ttf-mscorefonts-installer: downloading http://downloads.sourceforge.net/corefonts/arialb32.exe Err:1 http://downloads.sourceforge.net/corefonts/arialb32.exe Redirection from https to 'http://downloads.sourceforge.net/mirrorproblem?failedmirror=vorboss.dl.sourceforge.net' is forbidden E: Failed to fetch https://vorboss.dl.sourceforge.net/project/corefonts/the fonts/final/arialb32.exe Redirection from https to 'http://downloads.sourceforge.net/mirrorproblem?failedmirror=vorboss.dl.sourceforge.net' is forbidden E: Download Failed Setting up ttf-mscorefonts-installer (3.6ubuntu2) ... Processing triggers for fontconfig (2.11.94-0ubuntu2) ... This should ideally by moved to a more reliable hosting solution than sourceforge.net. Will try the "deb" package mentioned above. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1719863 Title: ttf-mscorefonts installer error on 17.10 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/msttcorefonts/+bug/1719863/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs