Did *NOT* work for me. It failed at every address it attempted to resolve. I ran it under "script" to capture the output in a file. I have placed the pertinent output at the end of this post. I was certin that I was not using any proxy settings but I now see in the new Firefox (downloaded with the upgrade) that I am configured for system proxy settings, which mean nothing to me since I never set them - I have a direct wired connection to my router on this PC. Still, I have access to the 'net - I just went to sourceforge.net just to see if I can. And after setting for "No Proxy" I was able to access msnbc.com (Boo! Hiss! ;-)
So now, I will try that command again.
BTW, I save the archive (whatever that is for) in /etc/ttfFontsArchive, which I created for this prompt.
Otherwise, I am leaving all other prompts blank for the default behaviors.
I also see I had the option of entering "none" for the location of the "existing" fonts. I may yet exercise that option...
Bottom line:
Is it safe to proceed with a reboot if the upgrade process failed here. Or will Ubuntu fail to boot?
As to my attempts to handle the error with the information I find in this discussion:
Luca and other endorsers of this workaround:
dpkg-reconfigure -plow --force ttf-mscorefonts -installer
Did *NOT* work for me. It failed at every address it attempted to resolve. I ran it under "script" to capture the output in a file. I have placed the pertinent output at the end of this post. I was certin that I was not using any proxy settings but I now see in the new Firefox (downloaded with the upgrade) that I am configured for system proxy settings, which mean nothing to me since I never set them - I have a direct wired connection to my router on this PC. Still, I have access to the 'net - I just went to sourceforge.net just to see if I can. And after setting for "No Proxy" I was able to access msnbc.com (Boo! Hiss! ;-)
So now, I will try that command again.
BTW, I save the archive (whatever that is for) in /etc/ttfFontsAr chive, which I created for this prompt.
Otherwise, I am leaving all other prompts blank for the default behaviors.
I also see I had the option of entering "none" for the location of the "existing" fonts. I may yet exercise that option...
OK, the wget errors are still here. ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- - sourceforge. net... failed: Connection timed out. sourceforge. net' dl.sourceforge. net... 130.59.138.21, 2001:620:0:1b::21 sourceforge. net... failed: Connection timed out. sourceforge. net' sourceforge. net... failed: Connection timed out. sourceforge. net' sourceforge. net... failed: Connection timed out. sourceforge. net' dl.sourceforge. net... 193.1.193.66, 2001:770: 18:aa40: :c101:c142 sourceforge. net... failed: Connection timed out. sourceforge. net' sourceforge. net... failed: Connection timed out. dl.sourceforge. net' sourceforge. net... 211.79.60.17, 2001:e10: ffff:1f02: :17 sourceforge. net... failed: Connection timed out. sourceforge. net' sourceforge. net... failed: Connection timed out. sourceforge. net' dl.sourceforge. net... failed: Connection timed out. dl.sourceforge. net' sourceforge. net... failed: Connection timed out. dl.sourceforge. net' sourceforge. net... failed: Connection timed out. sourceforge. net' dl.sourceforge. net... failed: Connection timed out. dl.sourceforge. net' sourceforge. net... failed: Connection timed out. sourceforge. net' dl.sourceforge. net... 130.59.138.21, 2001:620:0:1b::21 sourceforge. net... failed: Connection timed out. sourceforge. net' sourceforge. net... failed: Connection timed out. sourceforge. net' sourceforge. net... failed: Connection timed out. sourceforge. net' dl.sourceforge. net... 193.1.193.66, 2001:770: 18:aa40: :c101:c142 sourceforge. net... failed: Connection timed out. sourceforge. net' sourceforge. net... failed: Connection timed out. dl.sourceforge. net' sourceforge. net... 211.79.60.17, 2001:e10: ffff:1f02: :17 sourceforge. net... failed: Connection timed out. sourceforge. net' sourceforge. net... failed: Connection timed out. sourceforge. net' dl.sourceforge. net... failed: Connection timed out. dl.sourceforge. net' sourceforge. net... failed: Connection timed out. dl.sourceforge. net' sourceforge. net... failed: Connection timed out. sourceforge. net' dl.sourceforge. net... failed: Connection timed out. dl.sourceforge. net'
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@chief:~# grep -e unable -e Resolving dpkg-configure.out
Resolving downloads.
wget: unable to resolve host address `downloads.
Resolving switch.
Resolving downloads.
wget: unable to resolve host address `downloads.
Resolving mesh.dl.
wget: unable to resolve host address `mesh.dl.
Resolving dfn.dl.
wget: unable to resolve host address `dfn.dl.
Resolving heanet.
Resolving downloads.
wget: unable to resolve host address `downloads.
Resolving jaist.dl.
wget: unable to resolve host address `jaist.
Resolving nchc.dl.
Resolving downloads.
wget: unable to resolve host address `downloads.
Resolving ufpr.dl.
wget: unable to resolve host address `ufpr.dl.
Resolving internode.
wget: unable to resolve host address `internode.
Resolving voxel.dl.
wget: unable to resolve host address `voxel.
Resolving kent.dl.
wget: unable to resolve host address `kent.dl.
Resolving internap.
wget: unable to resolve host address `internap.
Resolving downloads.
wget: unable to resolve host address `downloads.
Resolving switch.
Resolving downloads.
wget: unable to resolve host address `downloads.
Resolving mesh.dl.
wget: unable to resolve host address `mesh.dl.
Resolving dfn.dl.
wget: unable to resolve host address `dfn.dl.
Resolving heanet.
Resolving downloads.
wget: unable to resolve host address `downloads.
Resolving jaist.dl.
wget: unable to resolve host address `jaist.
Resolving nchc.dl.
Resolving downloads.
wget: unable to resolve host address `downloads.
Resolving ufpr.dl.
wget: unable to resolve host address `ufpr.dl.
Resolving internode.
wget: unable to resolve host address `internode.
Resolving voxel.dl.
wget: unable to resolve host address `voxel.
Resolving kent.dl.
wget: unable to resolve host address `kent.dl.
Resolving internap.
wget: unable to resolve host address `internap.