How to accept the Microsoft EULA agreement for ttf-mscorefonts-installer in Ubuntu?
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Published: 2021-11-25 16:18:40

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title: How to accept the Microsoft EULA agreement for ttf-mscorefonts-installer in Ubuntu?
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date: 2021-11-23 09:23:49 UTC
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After a recent update, `ttf-mscorefonts-installer` prompted me to accept its license agreement.

```
 ┌─────────────────┤ Configuring ttf-mscorefonts-installer ├─────────────────┐
 │ │ 
 │ TrueType core fonts for the Web EULA                                        
 │                                                                             
 │ END-USER LICENSE AGREEMENT FOR MICROSOFT SOFTWARE                           
 │                                                                             
 │ IMPORTANT-READ CAREFULLY: This Microsoft End-User License Agreement         
 │ ("EULA") is a legal agreement between you (either an individual or a        
 │ single entity) and Microsoft Corporation for the Microsoft software         
 │ accompanying this EULA, which includes computer software and may include    
 │ associated media, printed materials, and "on-line" or electronic            
 │ documentation ("SOFTWARE PRODUCT" or "SOFTWARE"). By exercising your        
 │ rights to make and use copies of the SOFTWARE PRODUCT, you agree to be      
 │ bound by the terms of this EULA. If you do not agree to the terms of        
 │ this EULA, you may not use the SOFTWARE PRODUCT.                            
 │                                                                             
 │ <Ok>                                       
 │ │ 
 └───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ 

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Screenshot:  
[![enter image description here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/3T0Jb.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/3T0Jb.png)

For some reason my terminal will not allow me to accept, or for some reason I am pressing the wrong hotkey… I’ve tried every letter on the keyboard and <kbd>Enter</kbd> among others… I’m sure there is a very simple and obvious solution to this.

I’ve also just tried to remove the package completely however the terminal states that due to the package not being correctly installed, I should reinstall the package before removing it. Very frustrating! Essentially, because I cannot successfully install this package, I can’t really ever upgrade my system because I always have to end up terminating the terminal with the license agreement (thus the upgrade fails).

#### Accepted Answer

It’s <kbd> ⇆ TAB </kbd>, then <kbd>return ↵</kbd>.

![🙂](https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/13.1.0/72x72/1f642.png)

* * *

**In general, to navigate [`ncurses`](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ncurses)-style menus:**

- Use the <kbd>Tab</kbd> key to move from one element (e.g., button, text box) to the next. Use <kbd>Shift</kbd>+<kbd>Tab</kbd> to move in reverse.
- Use <kbd>Spacebar</kbd> to “click” the selected button.
- Use <kbd>Enter</kbd> to click the default button (or currently selected button, if there is no default).
- You can move up and down in a textbox with the arrow keys, and with <kbd>Page Up</kbd> and <kbd>Page Down</kbd>. If that doesn’t work, press <kbd>Tab</kbd> until the text box you want to navigate in is selected.

**If you’ve accidentally said you don’t agree to the EULA** , and you want a chance to review it again and agree, you can reinstall `ttf-mscorefonts-installer`, purging its global configuration files:

```
sudo apt-get --purge --reinstall install ttf-mscorefonts-installer
```

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