[Bug 1672111] Re: package tzdata 2016j-0ubuntu0.16.04 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

[Benjamin Drung]

I can reproduce this issue on Ubuntu 18.04 "xenial" (with tzdata
2021a-0ubuntu0.16.04 and coreutils 8.25-2ubuntu3~16.04) by running:

```
TZ=America/Los_Angeles date -d "Sun Mar 12 02:38:57 UTC 2017"
```

The date command is shipped by the coreutils package.

This bug is fixed in coreutils 8.28-1ubuntu1 in Ubuntu 20.04 (bionic).

** Package changed: tzdata (Ubuntu) => coreutils (Ubuntu)

** Changed in: coreutils (Ubuntu)
       Status: Confirmed => Fix Released

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Title:
  package tzdata 2016j-0ubuntu0.16.04 failed to install/upgrade:
  subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit
  status 1

Status in coreutils package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released

Bug description:
  Setting up tzdata (2016j-0ubuntu0.16.04) ...

  Current default time zone: 'America/Los_Angeles'
  date: invalid date 'Sun Mar 12 02:38:57 UTC 2017'
  dpkg: error processing package tzdata (--configure):
   subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

  ProblemType: Package
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
  Package: tzdata 2016j-0ubuntu0.16.04
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-31.50-generic 4.4.13
  Uname: Linux 4.4.0-31-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.5
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Sat Mar 11 18:38:57 2017
  ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-02-15 (24 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04.1 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20160719)
  PackageArchitecture: all
  RelatedPackageVersions:
   dpkg 1.18.4ubuntu1.1
   apt  1.2.19
  SourcePackage: tzdata
  Title: package tzdata 2016j-0ubuntu0.16.04 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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