[Bug 1795226] Re: package tzdata 2018e-0ubuntu0.18.04 failed to install/upgrade: installed tzdata package post-installation script subprocess 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 (2018e-0ubuntu0.18.04) ...
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):
 installed tzdata package post-installation script subprocess 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 2018e-0ubuntu0.18.04 failed to install/upgrade:
  installed tzdata package post-installation script subprocess returned
  error exit status 128

Status in tzdata package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  bug report popped up during regular updates. I have no more information,
  apt upgrade does not show any errors, dpkg --configure -a does nothing. I don't see any problem now.

  ProblemType: Package
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.04
  Package: tzdata 2018e-0ubuntu0.18.04
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.15.0-34.37-generic 4.15.18
  Uname: Linux 4.15.0-34-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_modeset nvidia
  ApportVersion: 2.20.9-0ubuntu7.4
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Sun Sep 30 13:01:19 2018
  ErrorMessage: installed tzdata package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 128
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-11-17 (316 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 17.10 "Artful Aardvark" - Release amd64 (20171018)
  PackageArchitecture: all
  Python3Details: /usr/bin/python3.6, Python 3.6.6, python3-minimal, 3.6.5-3ubuntu1
  PythonDetails: /usr/bin/python2.7, Python 2.7.15rc1, python-minimal, 2.7.15~rc1-1
  RelatedPackageVersions:
   dpkg 1.19.0.5ubuntu2
   apt  1.6.3ubuntu0.1
  SourcePackage: tzdata
  Title: package tzdata 2018e-0ubuntu0.18.04 failed to install/upgrade: installed tzdata package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 128
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to bionic on 2018-05-16 (136 days ago)

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