Downloading Packages Failure

Asked by Keller

My computer reports errors every time I attempt to download a package. The full error report is at the end.
I am using non partititioned Ubuntu 11.0.4, Desktop.
Downloading fails for both packages from the package manager and installations of updates from the update manager.
I encountered no errors during the install process.
I am trying to download critical updates and non critical packages, and I think they should download.
Thank you.

installArchives() failed:
Extracting templates from packages: 14%%
Extracting templates from packages: 29%%
Extracting templates from packages: 44%%
Extracting templates from packages: 59%%
Extracting templates from packages: 74%%
Extracting templates from packages: 89%%
Extracting templates from packages: 100%%

Preconfiguring packages ...

Extracting templates from packages: 14%%
Extracting templates from packages: 29%%
Extracting templates from packages: 44%%
Extracting templates from packages: 59%%
Extracting templates from packages: 74%%
Extracting templates from packages: 89%%
Extracting templates from packages: 100%%

Preconfiguring packages ...

Extracting templates from packages: 14%%
Extracting templates from packages: 29%%
Extracting templates from packages: 44%%
Extracting templates from packages: 59%%
Extracting templates from packages: 74%%
Extracting templates from packages: 89%%
Extracting templates from packages: 100%%

Preconfiguring packages ...

Setting up tzdata (2011g-0ubuntu0.11.04) ...

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 tzdata (--configure):

 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 128

No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already
Errors were encountered while processing:

 tzdata

Setting up tzdata (2011g-0ubuntu0.11.04) ...

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 tzdata (--configure):

 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 128

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Best Manfred Hampl (m-hampl) said :
#1

Issuing the following commands in a terminal should help

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade

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Keller (bibliophilek) said :
#2

Thank you for your help. That solves the problem.

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Keller (bibliophilek) said :
#3

Thanks Manfred Hampl, that solved my question.