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/usr/share/perl5/Debconf/FrontEnd/Passthrough.pm is shipped by debconf. So reassigning to debconf. ** Package changed: tzdata (Ubuntu) => debconf (Ubuntu) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to tzdata in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1648556 Title: package tzdata 2016j-0ubuntu0.16.04 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 128 Status in debconf package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: Setting up tzdata (2016j-0ubuntu0.16.04) ... 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): subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 128 ProblemType: Package DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04 Package: tzdata 2016j-0ubuntu0.16.04 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-53.74-generic 4.4.30 Uname: Linux 4.4.0-53-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.1 Architecture: amd64 Date: Thu Dec 8 17:56:04 2016 ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 128 InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-05-30 (1288 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.04 "Raring Ringtail" - Release amd64 (20130424) PackageArchitecture: all RelatedPackageVersions: dpkg 1.18.4ubuntu1.1 apt 1.2.15 SourcePackage: tzdata Title: package tzdata 2016j-0ubuntu0.16.04 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 128 UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to xenial on 2016-08-30 (99 days ago) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/debconf/+bug/1648556/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages Post to : touch-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp