package tzdata 2009r-0ubuntu9.10 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 128

[ShaunP1989]

Binary package hint: tzdata

Occured whilst installing netbeans from the software centre.

ProblemType: Package
Architecture: amd64
Date: Thu Nov 26 14:36:37 2009
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 128
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 9.10 "Karmic Koala" - Release amd64 (20091027)
LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 9.10 "Karmic Koala" - Release amd64 (20091027)
NonfreeKernelModules: wl
Package: tzdata 2009r-0ubuntu9.10
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-14.48-generic
SourcePackage: tzdata
Title: package tzdata 2009r-0ubuntu9.10 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 128
Uname: Linux 2.6.31-14-generic x86_64

[Jean-Baptiste Lallement (jibel)]

Thanks for your report

The error is
=====
Setting up tzdata (2009r-0ubuntu9.10) ...
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
=====

[Martin Pitt (pitti)]

Please do

  sudo DEBCONF_DEBUG=developer sh -ex /var/lib/dpkg/info/tzdata.postinst configure 2009u-0ubuntu0.9.10

and copy&paste the output here. Thanks!

[bimal (bimal-eranda)]

+ set -e
+ LC_ALL=C
+ LANG=C
+ unset TZ
+ umask 022
+ . /usr/share/debconf/confmodule
+ [ ! ]
+ PERL_DL_NONLAZY=1
+ export PERL_DL_NONLAZY
+ [ ]
+ exec /usr/share/debconf/frontend /var/lib/dpkg/info/tzdata.postinst configure 2009u-0ubuntu0.9.10
debconf (developer): frontend started
debconf (developer): frontend running, package name is tzdata
debconf (developer): starting /var/lib/dpkg/info/tzdata.config configure 2009u-0ubuntu0.9.10
debconf (developer): <-- VERSION 2.0
debconf (developer): --> 0 2.0
debconf (developer): <-- CAPB backup
debconf (developer): --> 0 multiselect escape backup
debconf (developer): <-- FSET tzdata/Areas seen true
debconf (developer): --> 0 true
debconf (developer): <-- FSET tzdata/Zones/Asia seen true
debconf (developer): --> 0 true
debconf (developer): <-- SET tzdata/Areas Asia
debconf (developer): --> 0 value set
debconf (developer): <-- SET tzdata/Zones/Asia Colombo
debconf (developer): --> 0 value set
debconf (developer): <-- INPUT high tzdata/Areas
debconf (developer): --> 30 question skipped
debconf (developer): <-- GO
debconf (developer): --> 0 ok
debconf (developer): <-- GET tzdata/Areas
debconf (developer): --> 0 Asia
debconf (developer): <-- INPUT high tzdata/Zones/Asia
debconf (developer): --> 30 question skipped
debconf (developer): <-- GO
debconf (developer): --> 0 ok
debconf (developer): starting /var/lib/dpkg/info/tzdata.postinst configure 2009u-0ubuntu0.9.10
debconf (developer): <-- VERSION 2.0
debconf (developer): --> 0 2.0
debconf (developer): <-- GET tzdata/Areas
debconf (developer): --> 0 Asia
debconf (developer): <-- GET tzdata/Zones/Asia
debconf (developer): --> 0 Colombo
debconf (developer): <-- STOP

Current default time zone: 'Asia/Colombo'
Local time is now: Wed Feb 3 12:08:41 IST 2010.
Universal Time is now: Wed Feb 3 06:38:41 UTC 2010.
Run 'dpkg-reconfigure tzdata' if you wish to change it.

[Jean-Baptiste Lallement (jibel)]

@bimal, you're not affected by the same issue. It seems that there is no error at all. If you're experiencing some problem, then please file a new report.

@shaunp1989, is it still an issue, are you able to reproduce it and if so do you have a recipe to reproduce ?

[ShaunP1989 (shaunp1989)]

Here is the output as requested by Martin

shaun@shaun-laptop:~$ sudo DEBCONF_DEBUG=developer sh -ex /var/lib/dpkg/info/tzdata.postinst
+ set -e
+ LC_ALL=C
+ LANG=C
+ unset TZ
+ umask 022
+ . /usr/share/debconf/confmodule
+ [ ! ]
+ PERL_DL_NONLAZY=1
+ export PERL_DL_NONLAZY
+ [ ]
+ exec /usr/share/debconf/frontend /var/lib/dpkg/info/tzdata.postinst
debconf (developer): frontend started
debconf (developer): frontend running, package name is tzdata
debconf (developer): starting /var/lib/dpkg/info/tzdata.config configure
debconf (developer): <-- VERSION 2.0
debconf (developer): --> 0 2.0
debconf (developer): <-- CAPB backup
debconf (developer): --> 0 multiselect escape backup
debconf (developer): <-- FSET tzdata/Areas seen true
debconf (developer): --> 0 true
debconf (developer): <-- FSET tzdata/Zones/Europe seen true
debconf (developer): --> 0 true
debconf (developer): <-- SET tzdata/Areas Europe
debconf (developer): --> 0 value set
debconf (developer): <-- SET tzdata/Zones/Europe London
debconf (developer): --> 0 value set
debconf (developer): <-- INPUT high tzdata/Areas
debconf (developer): --> 30 question skipped
debconf (developer): <-- GO
debconf (developer): --> 0 ok
debconf (developer): <-- GET tzdata/Areas
debconf (developer): --> 0 Europe
debconf (developer): <-- INPUT high tzdata/Zones/Europe
debconf (developer): --> 30 question skipped
debconf (developer): <-- GO
debconf (developer): --> 0 ok
debconf (developer): starting /var/lib/dpkg/info/tzdata.postinst
debconf (developer): <-- VERSION 2.0
debconf (developer): --> 0 2.0

I have just unistalled and reinstalled netbeans using apt-get and had no problem, but I have not been able to try it on a clean system like when I originally got the error message, cant remember how I ended up installing it, sorry.

Sorry I have not been more responsive, have been extremely busy with work.

[Jean-Baptiste Lallement (jibel)]

Thanks for the trace. I'm setting the status of this report to 'confirmed'
This is very likely a dup of bug 442941