[Bug 1648556] Re: package tzdata 2016j-0ubuntu0.16.04 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 128

[Benjamin Drung]

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Title:
  package tzdata 2016j-0ubuntu0.16.04 failed to install/upgrade:
  subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit
  status 128

Status in tzdata package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  Setting up tzdata (2016j-0ubuntu0.16.04) ...
  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 package tzdata (--configure):
   subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 128

  ProblemType: Package
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
  Package: tzdata 2016j-0ubuntu0.16.04
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-53.74-generic 4.4.30
  Uname: Linux 4.4.0-53-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.1
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Thu Dec  8 17:56:04 2016
  ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 128
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-05-30 (1288 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.04 "Raring Ringtail" - Release amd64 (20130424)
  PackageArchitecture: all
  RelatedPackageVersions:
   dpkg 1.18.4ubuntu1.1
   apt  1.2.15
  SourcePackage: tzdata
  Title: package tzdata 2016j-0ubuntu0.16.04 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 128
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to xenial on 2016-08-30 (99 days ago)

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