package tzdata 2014c-0ubuntu0.13.10 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 128

[John Joyce]

The installation software popped up an error message and asked me to report it. That's what I'm doing.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.10
Package: tzdata 2014c-0ubuntu0.13.10
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.11.0-20.35-generic 3.11.10.6
Uname: Linux 3.11.0-20-generic i686
ApportVersion: 2.12.5-0ubuntu2.2
Architecture: i386
Date: Sat May 17 16:16:24 2014
DpkgHistoryLog:
 Start-Date: 2014-05-17 16:14:27
 Commandline: aptdaemon role='role-commit-packages' sender=':1.80'
 Upgrade: tzdata:i386 (2014a-0ubuntu0.13.10, 2014c-0ubuntu0.13.10), libaccount-plugin-google:i386 (0.11+13.10.20130802-0ubuntu1, 0.11+13.10.20140414.2-0ubuntu1), libaccount-plugin-generic-oauth:i386 (0.11+13.10.20130802-0ubuntu1, 0.11+13.10.20140414.2-0ubuntu1), account-plugin-google:i386 (0.11+13.10.20130802-0ubuntu1, 0.11+13.10.20140414.2-0ubuntu1), account-plugin-flickr:i386 (0.11+13.10.20130802-0ubuntu1, 0.11+13.10.20140414.2-0ubuntu1), account-plugin-windows-live:i386 (0.11+13.10.20130802-0ubuntu1, 0.11+13.10.20140414.2-0ubuntu1), flashplugin-installer:i386 (11.2.202.356ubuntu0.13.10.1, 11.2.202.359ubuntu0.13.10.1), account-plugin-facebook:i386 (0.11+13.10.20130802-0ubuntu1, 0.11+13.10.20140414.2-0ubuntu1), account-plugin-twitter:i386 (0.11+13.10.20130802-0ubuntu1, 0.11+13.10.20140414.2-0ubuntu1)
DuplicateSignature: package:tzdata:2014c-0ubuntu0.13.10:subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 128
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 128
InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-08-15 (275 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.04 "Raring Ringtail" - Release i386 (20130424)
MarkForUpload: True
PackageArchitecture: all
SourcePackage: tzdata
Title: package tzdata 2014c-0ubuntu0.13.10 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 128
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to saucy on 2014-05-09 (8 days ago)

[Benjamin Drung (bdrung)]

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

Relevant log lines:

```
Setting up tzdata (2014c-0ubuntu0.13.10) ...
Use of uninitialized value $reply in scalar chomp at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/FrontEnd/Passthrough.pm line 66.
Use of uninitialized value $reply in concatenation (.) or string at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/FrontEnd/Passthrough.pm line 67.
Use of uninitialized value $reply in split at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/FrontEnd/Passthrough.pm line 68.
Use of uninitialized value $reply in scalar chomp at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/FrontEnd/Passthrough.pm line 66.
Use of uninitialized value $reply in concatenation (.) or string at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/FrontEnd/Passthrough.pm line 67.
Use of uninitialized value $reply in split at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/FrontEnd/Passthrough.pm line 68.
Use of uninitialized value $reply in scalar chomp at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/FrontEnd/Passthrough.pm line 66.
Use of uninitialized value $reply in concatenation (.) or string at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/FrontEnd/Passthrough.pm line 67.
Use of uninitialized value $reply in split at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/FrontEnd/Passthrough.pm line 68.
Use of uninitialized value $ret in string eq at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/FrontEnd/Passthrough.pm line 109.
dpkg: error processing tzdata (--configure):
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 128
```

This particular bug has already been reported and is a duplicate of bug #1648556, so it is being marked as such. Please look at the other bug report to see if there is any missing information that you can provide, or to see if there is a workaround for the bug. Additionally, any further discussion regarding the bug should occur in the other report. Feel free to continue to report any other bugs you may find.