This bug was fixed in the package tomcat8 - 8.0.37-1ubuntu0.2
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* Fix an upgrade error when JAVA_OPTS in /etc/default/tomcat8 contains the '%' character (LP: #1666570).
-- Joshua Powers <email address hidden> Tue, 28 Mar 2017 16:46:16 -0700
This bug was fixed in the package tomcat8 - 8.0.37-1ubuntu0.2
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tomcat8 (8.0.37-1ubuntu0.2) yakkety; urgency=medium
* Fix an upgrade error when JAVA_OPTS in /etc/default/ tomcat8
contains the '%' character (LP: #1666570).
-- Joshua Powers <email address hidden> Tue, 28 Mar 2017 16:46:16 -0700