package tomcat8 8.0.26-1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

[Guido Schmutzler]

tomcat could not be installed

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 15.10
Package: tomcat8 8.0.26-1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.2.0-23.28-generic 4.2.6
Uname: Linux 4.2.0-23-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.19.1-0ubuntu5
Architecture: amd64
Date: Fri Jan 8 22:19:55 2016
DuplicateSignature: package:tomcat8:8.0.26-1:subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-06-11 (213 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.10 "Utopic Unicorn" - Release amd64 (20141022.1)
PackageArchitecture: all
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.18.2ubuntu5.1
 apt 1.0.10.2ubuntu1
SourcePackage: tomcat8
Title: package tomcat8 8.0.26-1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to wily on 2015-10-28 (73 days ago)

[Lutz Rothmann (lutz-rothmann-k)]

Did you have another tomcat version running during installation (e.g. tomcat7 - try http://localhost:8080/ in your browser)? If so, just stop it (sudo service tomcat7 stop), remove your tomcat installations and try to install tomcat8 again.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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

[Robie Basak (racb)]

Setting Incomplete pending a response to Lutz's question. If this is not the issue, then please provide steps to reproduce the problem and then change the bug status back to New. Thanks!

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

[Expired for tomcat8 (Ubuntu) because there has been no activity for 60 days.]