[Bug 1881037] [NEW] package zsh-common 5.8-3ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: conffile difference visualizer subprocess returned error exit status 127

[Carter Pape]

Public bug reported:

I had custom zsh configuration scripts in /etc/zsh/ that apparently did
not sit well as I tried to update from Ubuntu 18.04 to 20.04. The
scripts are attached.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.04
Package: zsh-common 5.8-3ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.3.0-1019.21~18.04.1-aws 5.3.18
Uname: Linux 5.3.0-1019-aws x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu27
Architecture: amd64
CasperMD5CheckResult: skip
Date: Wed May 27 17:29:03 2020
Ec2AMI: ami-0bbe6b35405ecebdb
Ec2AMIManifest: (unknown)
Ec2AvailabilityZone: us-west-2a
Ec2InstanceType: t2.micro
Ec2Kernel: unavailable
Ec2Ramdisk: unavailable
ErrorMessage: conffile difference visualizer subprocess returned error exit status 127
PackageArchitecture: all
Python3Details: /usr/bin/python3.8, Python 3.8.2, python3-minimal, 3.8.2-0ubuntu2
PythonDetails: /usr/bin/python2.7, Python 2.7.18rc1, python-is-python2, 2.7.17-4
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.19.7ubuntu3
 apt  2.0.2ubuntu0.1
SourcePackage: zsh
Title: package zsh-common 5.8-3ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: conffile difference visualizer subprocess returned error exit status 127
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to focal on 2020-05-27 (0 days ago)
mtime.conffile..etc.zsh.newuser.zshrc.recommended: 2020-05-27T15:07:12.847387
mtime.conffile..etc.zsh.zshenv: 2020-05-27T15:07:12.847387
mtime.conffile..etc.zsh.zshrc: 2020-05-27T15:07:12.847387

** Affects: zsh (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: amd64 apport-package ec2-images focal need-duplicate-check

** Attachment added: "the three custom zsh config scripts I had"
   https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1881037/+attachment/5377572/+files/for-.etc.zsh..zip

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Title:
  package zsh-common 5.8-3ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: conffile
  difference visualizer subprocess returned error exit status 127

Status in zsh package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  I had custom zsh configuration scripts in /etc/zsh/ that apparently
  did not sit well as I tried to update from Ubuntu 18.04 to 20.04. The
  scripts are attached.

  ProblemType: Package
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.04
  Package: zsh-common 5.8-3ubuntu1
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.3.0-1019.21~18.04.1-aws 5.3.18
  Uname: Linux 5.3.0-1019-aws x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu27
  Architecture: amd64
  CasperMD5CheckResult: skip
  Date: Wed May 27 17:29:03 2020
  Ec2AMI: ami-0bbe6b35405ecebdb
  Ec2AMIManifest: (unknown)
  Ec2AvailabilityZone: us-west-2a
  Ec2InstanceType: t2.micro
  Ec2Kernel: unavailable
  Ec2Ramdisk: unavailable
  ErrorMessage: conffile difference visualizer subprocess returned error exit status 127
  PackageArchitecture: all
  Python3Details: /usr/bin/python3.8, Python 3.8.2, python3-minimal, 3.8.2-0ubuntu2
  PythonDetails: /usr/bin/python2.7, Python 2.7.18rc1, python-is-python2, 2.7.17-4
  RelatedPackageVersions:
   dpkg 1.19.7ubuntu3
   apt  2.0.2ubuntu0.1
  SourcePackage: zsh
  Title: package zsh-common 5.8-3ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: conffile difference visualizer subprocess returned error exit status 127
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to focal on 2020-05-27 (0 days ago)
  mtime.conffile..etc.zsh.newuser.zshrc.recommended: 2020-05-27T15:07:12.847387
  mtime.conffile..etc.zsh.zshenv: 2020-05-27T15:07:12.847387
  mtime.conffile..etc.zsh.zshrc: 2020-05-27T15:07:12.847387

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