package tzdata 2012e-0ubuntu0.12.04 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 255

[Omar]

Occurred while trying to update through update manager

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: tzdata 2012e-0ubuntu0.12.04
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-29.46-generic 3.2.24
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-29-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu12
Architecture: amd64
Date: Thu Aug 16 01:34:45 2012
DuplicateSignature:
 Setting up tzdata (2012e-0ubuntu0.12.04) ...
 Unquoted string "recordfail" may clash with future reserved word at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/Element/Noninteractive/Select.pm line 2, <GEN2> line 7.
 Can't locate object method "new" via package "Debconf::Element::Noninteractive::Select" (perhaps you forgot to load "Debconf::Element::Noninteractive::Select"?) at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/FrontEnd.pm line 68, <GEN2> line 7.
 dpkg: error processing tzdata (--configure):
  subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 255
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 255
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release amd64 (20120425)
PackageArchitecture: all
SourcePackage: tzdata
Title: package tzdata 2012e-0ubuntu0.12.04 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 255
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

[Benjamin Drung (bdrung)]

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better.

/usr/share/perl5/Debconf/Element/Noninteractive/Select.pm is shipped by debconf. So reassigning to debconf.