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

Bug #1672111 reported by Armin Babaei
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Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
coreutils (Ubuntu)
Fix Released
High
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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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Armin Babaei (armin-babaei) wrote :
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tags: removed: need-duplicate-check
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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

Changed in tzdata (Ubuntu):
status: New → Confirmed
Alberto Salvia Novella (es20490446e)
Changed in tzdata (Ubuntu):
importance: Undecided → High
Benjamin Drung (bdrung)
description: updated
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Benjamin Drung (bdrung) wrote :

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).

affects: tzdata (Ubuntu) → coreutils (Ubuntu)
Changed in coreutils (Ubuntu):
status: Confirmed → Fix Released
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