[Bug 773850] Re: tzdata fails to upgrade

[Yaron]

Have you tried using the Debian packages?

Are you still having this issue?

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Title:
  tzdata fails to upgrade

Status in “tzdata” package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  Binary package hint: tzdata

  Just ran upgrade today on Maverick and getting this result,
  ...
  dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/tzdata_2011g-0ubuntu0.10.10_all.deb (--unpack):
   unable to create `/usr/share/zoneinfo/America/Manaus.dpkg-new' (while processing `./usr/share/zoneinfo/America/Manaus'): Invalid argument
  dpkg-deb: subprocess paste killed by signal (Broken pipe)
  Errors were encountered while processing:
   /var/cache/apt/archives/tzdata_2011g-0ubuntu0.10.10_all.deb
  E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

  Has thrown my system into a total mess now as when I try to fix this
  with "apt-get -f install"  apt-get wants to remove hundreds of
  packages requiring a type in confirmation. I'm trying to "hold" tzdata
  at tzdata-2011e but cannot do that and cannot upgrade anything else
  because of this failure. What's causing this and how to fix. I had a
  fully working system this morning until i tried to upgrade today.

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