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I get this message everytime I log in:

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.

When I try to reinstall the package, I get this error:

$ sudo apt-get install --reinstall ttf-mscorefonts-installer           

Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 1 reinstalled, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Need to get 0 B/29,5 kB of archives.
After this operation, 0 B of additional disk space will be used.
Preconfiguring packages ...
(Reading database ... 322478 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack .../ttf-mscorefonts-installer_3.4+nmu1ubuntu2_all.deb ...
mscorefonts-eula license has already been accepted
Unpacking ttf-mscorefonts-installer (3.4+nmu1ubuntu2) over (3.4+nmu1ubuntu2) ...
Processing triggers for fontconfig (2.11.94-0ubuntu1.1) ...
Processing triggers for update-notifier-common (3.168.2) ...
ttf-mscorefonts-installer: processing...
ttf-mscorefonts-installer: downloading http://downloads.sourceforge.net/corefonts/andale32.exe
Err:1 http://downloads.sourceforge.net/corefonts/andale32.exe
  The HTTP server sent an invalid Content-Range header Bad header data [IP: 78.35.24.46 80]
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 http://netcologne.dl.sourceforge.net/project/corefonts/the fonts/final/andale32.exe  The HTTP server sent an invalid Content-Range header Bad header data [IP: 78.35.24.46 80]

E: Download Failed
Setting up ttf-mscorefonts-installer (3.4+nmu1ubuntu2) ...

What could I do?

UPDATE

Seems like there is a bug about this topic: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/msttcorefonts/+bug/1645253

Enrique Moreno Tent
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There is an issue with the sourceforge downloads (mirrors and redirects being slow and/or failing). To workaround this you can grab the files manually from here for example: https://sourceforge.net/projects/corefonts/files/the%20fonts/final/ and save them in the same directory (say mscorefonts).

The files are (from the installer): Those files are in the Microsoft Windows self-installing format, and are named 

andale32.exe, arial32.exe, arialb32.exe, comic32.exe, courie32.exe, georgi32.exe, impact32.exe, times32.exe, trebuc32.exe, verdan32.exe and webdin32.exe.

Make sure the package is purged and no remaining setup triggers are remaining:

sudo apt-get remove --purge ttf-mscorefonts-installer

Then in a terminal run:

sudo apt-get install ttf-mscorefonts-installer #(this will fail again most likely)
sudo dpkg-reconfigure ttf-mscorefonts-installer

That should give you a "graphical" interface in the terminal. Then point to the directory with downloaded files like /home//Downloads/mscorefonts.

Make sure no deb files are in there, the seem to be picked up too and then it fails.

That fixed it for me. I got a popup later for a post install action, I just let it run and it did not come back. Please register at launchpad and mark yourself as affected to the bug: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/msttcorefonts/+bug/1645253 so it will get more priority. Thank you.

Vincent Gerris
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