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

[Tim Bruce - PLUG]

On Wed, February 13, 2013 12:49, Richard C. Steffens wrote:
> 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:
>
> --------------------------------------
> 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.
> --------------------------------------
>
> 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.
>
> --
> Regards,
>
> Dick Steffens
>
>

If I remember correctly, you need to TAB (or click on the OK button)
before hitting <Enter>.  But I'm not positive.  So try again with the
    sudo apt-get install --reinstall ttf-mscorefonts-installer

Tim