package tzdata 2011g-0ubuntu0.11.04 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
Binary package hint: tzdata
Running as a guest in VirtualBox (from Oracle, 3.2.12-
Details from Update Manager (copied from the "Package Operation failed" window):
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Preparing to replace tzdata 2011f-1 (using .../tzdata_
Unpacking replacement tzdata ...
Setting up tzdata (2011g-
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 tzdata (--configure):
subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 128
Setting up tzdata (2011g-
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 tzdata (--configure):
subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 128
ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
Package: tzdata 2011g-0ubuntu0.
ProcVersionSign
Uname: Linux 2.6.38-8-generic i686
Architecture: i386
Date: Wed May 25 19:36:05 2011
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 128
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Release i386 (20110427.1)
PackageArchitec
SourcePackage: tzdata
Title: package tzdata 2011g-0ubuntu0.
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
| Mike Kupfer (mkupfer37) wrote | #1 |
| Mike Kupfer (mkupfer37) wrote | #2 |
| Mike Kupfer (mkupfer37) wrote | #3 |
| Robert Roth (evfool) wrote | #4 |
Update Manager was unable to install the Firefox updates (it kept trying to install tzdata first).
Synaptic was able to install all 4 updates, after which it listed many more packages as being upgradeable, including libperl5.10, perl, perl-base, and perl-modules. (Update Manager had only shown the security update for 3 Firefox packages and the recommended tzdata update.) The Perl updates are going from 5.10.1-17ubuntu4 to 5.10.1-17ubuntu4.1.
Excerpt from Synaptic's log for tzdata:
Setting up tzdata (2011g-
Current default time zone: 'America/
Local time is now: Wed May 25 19:55:44 PDT 2011.
Universal Time is now: Thu May 26 02:55:44 UTC 2011.
Run 'dpkg-reconfigure tzdata' if you wish to change it.