Can't run the command 'sudo apt-get install ttf-mscorefonts-installer' in terminal.

[Landen]

So, I wanted to install Microsoft TrueType Core Fonts. However, the software center installation failed, so I resorted to using the terminal. The first time it worked fine, but I got stuck when I had to accept the terms and conditions (I didn't know I had to use the tab key to accept). When I tried again, it threw me this error:

E: dpkg was interrupted, you must manually run 'sudo dpkg --configure -a' to correct the problem.

So... Help? Or is there any other way I can get windows fonts?

[steeldriver]

Hello and welcome to the forums

It *may* be sufficient to open a terminal (Ctrl-Alt-t) and then reconfigure the specific package



sudo dpkg-reconfigure ttf-mscorefonts-installer


which should pop up the EULA again - if that doesn't work, then take the installer's advice and run



sudo dpkg --configure -a

[grahammechanical]

Have you run?


sudo dpkg --configure -a

Did it suggest a single hyphen or a double hyphen? You show a single hyphen. Using the single hyphen will give this


dpkg: error: unknown option -o

Regards.

[Landen]

Hello,

Running "sudo dpkg --configure -a" gave me this error: Error: dkpg status database is locked by another process.
Running "sudo dpkg-reconfigure ttf-mscorefonts-installer" gave me this: /usr/sbin/dpkg-reconfigure: ttf-mscorefonts-installer is broken or not fully installed

So... Now what?

[steeldriver]

Do/did you have another package manager open (Software Center, or Synaptic) when you tried the first command? if so, make sure they are closed first

[Landen]

I made sure I didn't have software center or anything else open. This time, running "sudo dkpg --configure -a" gave me nothing in return.

[steeldriver]

What does



dpkg -l ttf-mscorefonts-installer


say now? Are you now able to run



sudo dpkg-reconfigure ttf-mscorefonts-installer

[Landen]

Alright, I fixed the problem!
Turns out this command worked: sudo dpkg -i --force-overwrite /var/cache/apt/archives/ttf-mscorefonts-installer_3.4+nmu1ubuntu1_all.deb
Thanks for your help, guys.