[Bug 246732] Re: Installer sets wrong timezone

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[Expired for tzdata (Ubuntu) because there has been no activity for 60
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** Changed in: tzdata (Ubuntu)
       Status: Incomplete => Expired

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Title:
  Installer sets wrong timezone

Status in “tzdata” package in Ubuntu:
  Expired

Bug description:
  Binary package hint: tzdata

  During installation of Ubuntu 8.04, or later during 'sudo dpkg-
  reconfigure tzdata', when user selects America/New_York, or
  America/Los_Angeles or America/Chicago, *wrong* /etc/localtime is
  created.

  That file contains EST5EDT or PST8PDT settings, not the proper ones.

  And, due to this, JDK reports wrong default time zone out of
  java.util.TimeZone.getDefault.getID, it reports something like
  "SystemV/PST8PDT", which is outdated and incorrect.

  On properly configured systems, the localtime file should contain data
  of *modern* timezones, not the legacy ones.

  This issue affects Joda Time Java library, JRuby and any other users
  of time/timezone functionality of JDK.

  P.P. This is a regression, since Ubuntu 7.10 was working correctly.

  P.P.S. Once I replace /ete/localtime with proper America/New_York
  file, everything gets back to normal.

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