Linux + MSTrueType troubles

Operating Systems & Open Source Linux
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I've tried a few different ways to install the MS TrueType fonts into Ubuntu. When I attempt to get them through the Terminal ( sudo apt-get install ttf-mscorefonts-installer) the installer never launches. All I get is...

Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
ttf-mscorefonts-installer is already the newest version.
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
libgif4:i386 libgstreamer-plugins-base0.10-0:i386 libgstreamer0.10-0:i386
liborc-0.4-0:i386 libp11-kit-gnome-keyring:i386 ocl-icd-libopencl1:i386
p11-kit-modules:i386 wine-gecko2.21:i386
Use 'apt-get autoremove' to remove them.
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 1 not upgraded.

What do I do? Any help would be more than appreciated.

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Its already installed.

What do you need them for?

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I was installing the Netflix Desktop app. When I attempt to launch it I'm greeted with a prompt informing me that I need the truetype fonts and would I like them installed...when I click yes I get an error.

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Why don't you just use chrome for netflix?

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At this point that's probably what I'm going to do. But at this point I just want to figure out why this is going on...it's a learning opportunity

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Is netflix desktop wine? If thats the case you need to install the fonts in wine not Linux. you can use winetricks to do that.

But i recommend using chrome, its native, no fuss.