There is an easy workaround. I am adding it here for the benefit of others who are bothered by this:
# dpkg-reconfigure popularity-contest And select "No". (There is no point in submitting this data when nobody bothered to update this package for precise. Feels like nobody appreciates users submitting this data. Sorry about whining.) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/858697 Title: daily cron script complains about packages not being installed To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/popularity-contest/+bug/858697/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs