Can't call method "i18n" on an undefined value at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/Element/Noninteractive/Select.pm

[r4z0rw0lf]

Binary package hint: tzdata

lsb_release -rd gives
Description: Ubuntu 9.10
Release: 9.10
version of tzdata:
tzdata:
  Installed: 2009u-0ubuntu0.9.10
  Candidate: 2009u-0ubuntu0.9.10
  Version table:
 *** 2009u-0ubuntu0.9.10 0
        500 http://archive.ubuntu.com karmic-updates/main Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
     2009o-1ubuntu2 0
        500 http://archive.ubuntu.com karmic/main Packages
also when i try and apt-get i get this kind of output:
Use of uninitialized value $value in substitution (s///) at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/Format/822.pm line 65, <$__ANONIO__> line 45569.
^ only a whole bunch of times like it fills up the whole shell
and then
dpkg: error processing rsyslog (--configure):
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 9
Errors were encountered while processing:
 tzdata
 rsyslog
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

ProblemType: Package
Architecture: i386
Date: Sun Jan 3 17:22:39 2010
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 9
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 9.10 "Karmic Koala" - Release i386 (20091028.5)
Package: tzdata 2009u-0ubuntu0.9.10
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-16.53-generic
SourcePackage: tzdata
Title: package tzdata 2009u-0ubuntu0.9.10 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 9
Uname: Linux 2.6.31-16-generic i686

[Martin Pitt (pitti)]

Can't call method "i18n" on an undefined value at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/Element/Noninteractive/Select.pm line 13, <GEN1> line 8.

[dino99 (9d9)]

That version is no more maintained