Using Ubuntu 14.04, the Software Centre cannot install ttf-mscorefonts.

I tried to follow the instructions here: http://www.blackmoreops.com/2014/07/...onts-on-linux/ ,which are very recent.

The installer is on my machine:

ttf-mscorefonts-installer is already the newest version.
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
root@pedro-bedro2:/home/pedro# ttf-mscorefonts-installer
ttf-mscorefonts-installer: command not found

It is in /usr/share/package-data-downloads/ttf-mscorefonts-installer, but was marked 'locked', so I did

root@pedro-bedro2:/home/pedro# chmod +x /usr/share/package-data-downloads/ttf-mscorefonts-installer

All other files associated with ttf-mscorefonts-installer are also 'locked'.

Trying to run it, I get a long list like this:

root@pedro-bedro2:/home/pedro# /usr/share/package-data-downloads/ttf-mscorefonts-installer
/usr/share/package-data-downloads/ttf-mscorefonts-installer: line 1: Url:: command not found
/usr/share/package-data-downloads/ttf-mscorefonts-installer: line 2: Sha256:: command not found
/usr/share/package-data-downloads/ttf-mscorefonts-installer: line 4: Url:: command not found
/usr/share/package-data-downloads/ttf-mscorefonts-installer: line 5: Sha256:: command not found

What is the problem?? Can I just copy the fonts from say a Win Machine into my fonts folder, then update the fonts cache??

Yes, looks like an easier way

edit:
You may have to change some config files /etc/fonts/conf.d (remove them perhaps), those that replace MS fonts with other free fonts.
(I use Slackware so this directory may not be at the same place in Ubuntu)

I tried that, it worked. Just put them in /usr/share/fonts/adirectory, then run sudo fc-cache -fv

Worked fine!

don't make files executable that are not executable.
please undo this.