It appears that you did not accept the license for the font download, therefore the package was not installed.
In Ubuntu 11.04 and above, this has been made a non-fatal error at package install time: msttcorefonts (3.3ubuntu3) natty; urgency=low * change EULA display so that on refusal fonts are removed * do not fails the install if the EULA is not accepted, but instead do not download the fonts So I believe this can be considered fixed. ** Changed in: msttcorefonts (Ubuntu) Status: New => 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/939416 Title: package ttf-mscorefonts-installer (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: Пакет абсолютно неработоспособен -- перед удалением его следует переустановить. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/msttcorefonts/+bug/939416/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs