While trying to install MSCOREFONTS the following error occured:
$ sudo apt-get install ttf-mscorefonts-installer
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
ttf-mscorefonts-installer is already the newest version (3.6).
You might want to run 'apt --fix-broken install' to correct these.
The following packages have unmet dependencies:
fonts-lohit-mlym : Breaks: ttf-malayalam-fonts (<= 1:0.5.12) but 1:0.5.11ubuntu1 is to be installed
fonts-mlym : Breaks: ttf-malayalam-fonts (< 2:1.0) but 1:0.5.11ubuntu1 is to be installed
fonts-samyak-mlym : Breaks: ttf-malayalam-fonts (< 2:1.0) but 1:0.5.11ubuntu1 is to be installed
fonts-smc : Breaks: ttf-malayalam-fonts (< 2:1.0) but 1:0.5.11ubuntu1 is to be installed
ttf-mscorefonts-installer : Depends: cabextract
E: Unmet dependencies. Try 'apt --fix-broken install' with no packages (or specify a solution).
ttf-mscorefonts-installer is already the newest version (3.6).
, so there is no installation needed. If you refer to theunmet dependencies
messages, did you trysudo apt --fix-broken install
as suggested? – dessert Oct 14 '17 at 09:08sudo apt --fix-broken install
and append the results of that operation to your question. – Charles Green Oct 14 '17 at 13:33