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tzdata error when downloading software

Asked by Carl W. Entemann

I have recently downloaded and installed the 64-bit version of Ubuntu. When trying to download the Ecllipse IDE from the list of downloads I continually get an 'Installation failed' message with the following details:

Setting up tzdata (2011j-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

Any suggestions? Could it be, quite simply, that the Ecllipse IDE does not run on a 64-bit machine?

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#1

Sure it does, are there any bugs reported?

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Carl W. Entemann (kokopellix) said : 		#2

On 9/26/2011 1:00 PM, actionparsnip wrote:
> Your question #172385 on Ubuntu changed:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/172385
>
> Status: Open => Needs information
>
> actionparsnip requested more information:
> Sure it does, are there any bugs reported?
>
 The only error message that I see is the following, included in the text
attached to the original request:

dpkg: error processing tzdata (--configure):
  subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 128

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Carl W. Entemann (kokopellix) said : 		#3

Problem disappeared after loading all updates to the desktop 64-bit version of Ubunu.

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Carl W. Entemann (kokopellix) said : 		#4

Problem disappeared after loading all updates to the desktop 64-bit version of Ubtunu.