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tzdata package

package tzdata 2018f-0ubuntu0.18.10 failed to install/upgrade: installed tzdata package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 128

Bug #1800065 reported by Luis Antonio
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Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
tzdata (Ubuntu)
Confirmed
Medium
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Bug Description

The tzdata package fails to upgrade:

```
Setting up tzdata (2018f-0ubuntu0.18.10) ...
Use of uninitialized value $ret in string eq at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/FrontEnd/Passthrough.pm line 134.
dpkg: error processing package tzdata (--configure):
 installed tzdata package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 128
```

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.10
Package: tzdata 2018f-0ubuntu0.18.10
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.18.0-10.11-generic 4.18.12
Uname: Linux 4.18.0-10-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.10-0ubuntu13
Architecture: amd64
Date: Thu Oct 25 19:17:40 2018
DuplicateSignature:
 package:tzdata:2018f-0ubuntu0.18.10
 Setting up tzdata (2018f-0ubuntu0.18.10) ...
 Use of uninitialized value $ret in string eq at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/FrontEnd/Passthrough.pm line 134.
 dpkg: error processing package tzdata (--configure):
  installed tzdata package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 128
ErrorMessage: installed tzdata package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 128
InstallationDate: Installed on 2018-10-25 (0 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 18.10 "Cosmic Cuttlefish" - Release amd64 (20181017.3)
PackageArchitecture: all
Python3Details: /usr/bin/python3.6, Python 3.6.7rc1, python3-minimal, 3.6.6-1
PythonDetails: N/A
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.19.0.5ubuntu5
 apt 1.7.0
SourcePackage: tzdata
Title: package tzdata 2018f-0ubuntu0.18.10 failed to install/upgrade: installed tzdata package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 128
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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Revision history for this message
Luis Antonio (vermolli) wrote :
Apport retracing service (apport)
tags: removed: need-duplicate-check
Benjamin Drung (bdrung)
description: updated
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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

Changed in tzdata (Ubuntu):
status: New → Confirmed
Benjamin Drung (bdrung)
tags: added: focal
Changed in tzdata (Ubuntu):
importance: Undecided → Medium
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Benjamin Drung (bdrung) wrote :

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

This particular bug has already been reported and is a duplicate of bug #1914875, 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.

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