[Bug 1578699] Re: package tzdata 2016d-0ubuntu0.15.10 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script 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 (2016d-0ubuntu0.15.10) ...
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):
 subprocess installed post-installation script 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 2016d-0ubuntu0.15.10 failed to install/upgrade:
  subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit
  status 128

Status in tzdata package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  I received this error when attempting to install new packages.

  ProblemType: Package
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 15.10
  Package: tzdata 2016d-0ubuntu0.15.10
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.2.0-35.40-generic 4.2.8-ckt5
  Uname: Linux 4.2.0-35-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.19.1-0ubuntu5
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Thu May  5 11:20:30 2016
  DuplicateSignature: package:tzdata:2016d-0ubuntu0.15.10:subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 128
  ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 128
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-10-29 (188 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 15.10 "Wily Werewolf" - Release amd64 (20151021)
  PackageArchitecture: all
  RelatedPackageVersions:
   dpkg 1.18.2ubuntu5.1
   apt  1.0.10.2ubuntu2
  SourcePackage: tzdata
  Title: package tzdata 2016d-0ubuntu0.15.10 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 128
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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