Well for me configuring /etc/hosts file did the trick. (I also had the timeout issue on resolving the dns names)
I had to add alot more servers than the posters above: 216.34.181.59 downloads.sourceforge.net 130.59.138.21 switch.dl.sourceforge.net 213.203.218.122 mesh.dl.sourceforge.net 194.95.236.6 dfn.dl.sourceforge.net 193.1.193.66 heanet.dl.sourceforge.net 150.65.7.130 jaist.dl.sourceforge.net 211.79.60.17 nchc.dl.sourceforge.net 200.236.31.1 ufpr.dl.sourceforge.net 150.101.135.12 internode.dl.sourceforge.net 208.122.31.14 voxel.dl.sourceforge.net 212.219.56.167 kent.dl.sourceforge.net 69.88.152.3 internap.dl.sourceforge.net 194.71.11.73 sunet.dl.sourceforge.net 62.109.128.5 ignum.dl.sourceforge.net 130.59.138.21 surfnet.dl.sourceforge.net 88.191.250.132 freefr.dl.sourceforge.net 216.34.181.59 prdownloads.sourceforge.net -- package ttf-mscorefonts-installer 2.6 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/431217 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
