[Bug 1419139] Re: package tzdata 2015a-0ubuntu0.14.04 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 128

[Benjamin Drung]

*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 1648556 ***
    https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1648556

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Relevant log lines:

```
Setting up tzdata (2015a-0ubuntu0.14.04) ...
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
```

This particular bug has already been reported and is a duplicate of bug
#1648556, 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.

** This bug has been marked a duplicate of bug 1648556
   package tzdata 2016j-0ubuntu0.16.04 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 128

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Title:
  package tzdata 2015a-0ubuntu0.14.04 failed to install/upgrade:
  subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit
  status 128

Status in tzdata package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  Automatic update prompted for updates, agreed in GUI and ran update

  Immediate fail/crash ; I am coming here from the reporting interface.

  Network connectivity was fine at that time, system load low, nothing
  else to report...

  This also happened with another package just previously, a kernel
  image package I think. Forgot to note it.

  ProblemType: Package
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
  Package: tzdata 2015a-0ubuntu0.14.04
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-44.73-generic 3.13.11-ckt12
  Uname: Linux 3.13.0-44-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.6
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Fri Feb  6 20:14:52 2015
  DuplicateSignature: package:tzdata:2015a-0ubuntu0.14.04:subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 128
  ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 128
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-10-19 (110 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04.1 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20140722.2)
  PackageArchitecture: all
  SourcePackage: tzdata
  Title: package tzdata 2015a-0ubuntu0.14.04 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 128
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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