As mentioned in comment #31 this bug was due to an error in the proxy configuration tool for Ubuntu which would set http_proxy to http://:8080. This is no longer an issue with Ubuntu in 12.04 so I am marking this bug as Fix Released.
** Changed in: msttcorefonts (Ubuntu) Status: Triaged => Fix Released -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/274421 Title: Cannot download fonts, "Error parsing proxy URL http://:8080/" To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/msttcorefonts/+bug/274421/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs