[PLUG] Where did Arial go? Ubuntu 12.04 LibreOffice Writer

[Richard C. Steffens]

On 02/13/2013 11:25 AM, Tim Bruce - PLUG wrote:
> Mine are installed in /usr/share/fonts/truetype/msttcorefonts/ so I'd 
> check to see if they are located in there. If they are, maybe you can 
> run something to "fix" the fonts. Check the following man pages: 
> mkfontscale mkfontdir fc-cache to help you rebuild the files / 
> listings. Tim 

There's only a README file that directory. It says:

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License refused.

Please reinstall the ttf-mscorefonts-installer package (e.g. via
  apt-get install --reinstall ttf-mscorefonts-installer
to get prompted for the license again.
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Sure enough, I get a dialog titled "Configuring 
ttf-mscorefonts-installer". It provides a EULA. At the bottom of the 
dialog there is a line with "<Ok>" in the center. However, hitting 
<ENTER> does nothing. In trying to get out of that I've corrupted 
something related to dpkg at /var/lib/dpkg -- something to do with a 
file called lock.

I'll have to work on that some more after lunch.

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Regards,

Dick Steffens