I'll set this bug as affecting php package, since this tzdata change is modifying the behaviour of php timezone.
## REPRODUCER ## ubuntu@trusty:~# sudo ln -sf /usr/share/zoneinfo/America/Godthab /etc/localtime ubuntu@trusty:~# reboot ubuntu@trusty:~# ls -altr /etc/localtime lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 35 Nov 29 10:34 /etc/localtime -> /usr/share/zoneinfo/America/Godthab ubuntu@trusty:~# date Wed Nov 29 11:01:30 -03 2017 ubuntu@trusty:~# php /tmp/php_tz.php America/Sao_Paulo #/tmp/php_tz.php : <?php $script_tz = date_default_timezone_get(); echo $script_tz; ?> - Eric ** Also affects: php5 (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Also affects: php7.0 (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1734967 Title: tzdata info for WGT/WGST broken To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/php5/+bug/1734967/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs