cannot install tzdata-java on 12.04 LTS

[thufir]

On Thu, 15 Aug 2013 11:07:14 +0100, Colin Law wrote:


> What do you see for apt-cache policy tzdata-java and apt-cache show
> tzdata-java



I think it's a bug:


https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/tzdata/+bug/1212319


I installed the correct version by hand, so that I could install Java, to 
install some games.


*After* installing the correct version by hand, this is the result of the 
commands you suggest:


root at dur:~# 
root at dur:~# 
root at dur:~# apt-cache policy tzdata-java
tzdata-java:
  Installed: 2012e-0ubuntu0.12.04.1
  Candidate: 2012e-0ubuntu0.12.04.1
  Version table:
 *** 2012e-0ubuntu0.12.04.1 0
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
     2012b-1 0
        500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise/main i386 Packages
root at dur:~# 
root at dur:~# apt-cache show tzdata-java
Package: tzdata-java
Status: install ok installed
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: optional
Section: java
Installed-Size: 369
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers <ubuntu-devel-discuss at lists.ubuntu.com>
Architecture: all
Source: tzdata
Version: 2012e-0ubuntu0.12.04.1
Depends: tzdata (= 2012e-0ubuntu0.12.04.1)
Description-en: time zone and daylight-saving time data for use by java 
runtimes
 This package contains data required for the implementation of
 standard local time for many representative locations around the
 globe. It is updated periodically to reflect changes made by
 political bodies to time zone boundaries, UTC offsets, and
 daylight-saving rules.
 .
 This package contains the data for use by Java runtimes.
Homepage: http://www.iana.org/time-zones
Original-Maintainer: GNU Libc Maintainers <debian-glibc at lists.debian.org>

Package: tzdata-java
Priority: optional
Section: libs
Installed-Size: 368
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers <ubuntu-devel-discuss at lists.ubuntu.com>
Original-Maintainer: GNU Libc Maintainers <debian-glibc at lists.debian.org>
Architecture: all
Source: tzdata
Version: 2012b-1
Depends: tzdata (= 2012b-1)
Filename: pool/main/t/tzdata/tzdata-java_2012b-1_all.deb
Size: 134014
MD5sum: 22e0b79103b2d01a0474a988a22962e9
SHA1: 7553ea6c690af096998235d328478481fea21ff1
SHA256: 1d64ae1bf39b704eb4fc8586290975c4a558440c6e013cf38eefda1304340748
Description-en: time zone and daylight-saving time data for use by java 
runtimes
 This package contains data required for the implementation of
 standard local time for many representative locations around the
 globe. It is updated periodically to reflect changes made by
 political bodies to time zone boundaries, UTC offsets, and
 daylight-saving rules.
 .
 This package contains the data for use by Java runtimes.
Multi-Arch: foreign
Homepage: http://www.iana.org/time-zones
Description-md5: 811cf395ae4cc676283711d9bc20443f
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Supported: 5y
Task: tomcat-server, ubuntu-usb, ubuntu-dvd-live, kubuntu-dvd-live, 
kubuntu-active-dvd-live, edubuntu-usb

root at dur:~# 




thanks,

Thufir