If I had to guess, I think it might've been an empty directory created by Docker because the file might've not existed for some reason. Although I only see the only volume mount point I see is /etc/localtime so not totally sure if that's the reason.
On Mon, Dec 1, 2025, 11:25 Simon Poirier <[email protected]> wrote: > > rm: cannot remove '/etc/timezone': Is a directory > > This is weird. Timezone should be a flat file not a directory. > Do you know how it got like that? > What's the content? > > -- > You received this bug notification because you are subscribed to the bug > report. > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/2133411 > > Title: > package tzdata 2025b-3ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: installed > tzdata package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit > status 1 > > Status in tzdata package in Ubuntu: > New > > Bug description: > I ran 'do-let-upgrade' run in the background and after I came back in > a few minutes, it seems like there was a problem running the upgrade. > > Was updating from 25.04 to 25.10 > > ProblemType: Package > DistroRelease: Ubuntu 25.10 > Package: tzdata 2025b-3ubuntu1 > ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 6.14.0-36.36-generic 6.14.11 > Uname: Linux 6.14.0-36-generic x86_64 > ApportVersion: 2.33.1-0ubuntu3 > Architecture: amd64 > CasperMD5CheckResult: pass > Date: Fri Nov 28 23:15:39 2025 > DuplicateSignature: > package:tzdata:2025b-3ubuntu1 > Setting up tzdata (2025b-3ubuntu1) ... > rm: cannot remove '/etc/timezone': Is a directory > dpkg: error processing package tzdata (--configure): > installed tzdata package post-installation script subprocess returned > error exit status 1 > ErrorMessage: installed tzdata package post-installation script > subprocess returned error exit status 1 > InstallationDate: Installed on 2025-06-05 (177 days ago) > InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-Server 25.04 "Plucky Puffin" - Release amd64 > (20250415.2) > PackageArchitecture: all > Python3Details: /usr/bin/python3.13, Python 3.13.7, python3-minimal, > 3.13.7-1 > PythonDetails: N/A > RebootRequiredPkgs: Error: path contained symlinks. > RelatedPackageVersions: > dpkg 1.22.21ubuntu3.1 > apt 3.1.6ubuntu2 > SourcePackage: tzdata > Title: package tzdata 2025b-3ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: > installed tzdata package post-installation script subprocess returned error > exit status 1 > UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to questing on 2025-11-29 (0 days ago) > > To manage notifications about this bug go to: > > https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/tzdata/+bug/2133411/+subscriptions > > -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/2133411 Title: package tzdata 2025b-3ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: installed tzdata package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/tzdata/+bug/2133411/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
