package tzdata 2016d-0ubuntu0.15.10 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 128
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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tzdata (Ubuntu) |
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Bug Description
I received this error when attempting to install new packages.
ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 15.10
Package: tzdata 2016d-0ubuntu0.
ProcVersionSign
Uname: Linux 4.2.0-35-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.19.1-0ubuntu5
Architecture: amd64
Date: Thu May 5 11:20:30 2016
DuplicateSignature: package:
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 128
InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-10-29 (188 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 15.10 "Wily Werewolf" - Release amd64 (20151021)
PackageArchitec
RelatedPackageV
dpkg 1.18.2ubuntu5.1
apt 1.0.10.2ubuntu2
SourcePackage: tzdata
Title: package tzdata 2016d-0ubuntu0.
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
tags: | removed: need-duplicate-check |
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Relevant log lines:
``` 0ubuntu0. 15.10) ... perl5/Debconf/ FrontEnd/ Passthrough. pm line 66. perl5/Debconf/ FrontEnd/ Passthrough. pm line 67. perl5/Debconf/ FrontEnd/ Passthrough. pm line 68. perl5/Debconf/ FrontEnd/ Passthrough. pm line 66. perl5/Debconf/ FrontEnd/ Passthrough. pm line 67. perl5/Debconf/ FrontEnd/ Passthrough. pm line 68. perl5/Debconf/ FrontEnd/ Passthrough. pm line 66. perl5/Debconf/ FrontEnd/ Passthrough. pm line 67. perl5/Debconf/ FrontEnd/ Passthrough. pm line 68. perl5/Debconf/ FrontEnd/ Passthrough. pm line 109.
Setting up tzdata (2016d-
Use of uninitialized value $reply in scalar chomp at /usr/share/
Use of uninitialized value $reply in concatenation (.) or string at /usr/share/
Use of uninitialized value $reply in split at /usr/share/
Use of uninitialized value $reply in scalar chomp at /usr/share/
Use of uninitialized value $reply in concatenation (.) or string at /usr/share/
Use of uninitialized value $reply in split at /usr/share/
Use of uninitialized value $reply in scalar chomp at /usr/share/
Use of uninitialized value $reply in concatenation (.) or string at /usr/share/
Use of uninitialized value $reply in split at /usr/share/
Use of uninitialized value $ret in string eq at /usr/share/
dpkg: error processing package 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.