package hsqldb-server 1.8.0.10-13ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

[William Wren]

Installing new applications to computer

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10
Package: hsqldb-server 1.8.0.10-13ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-18.29-generic 3.5.7
Uname: Linux 3.5.0-18-generic i686
ApportVersion: 2.6.1-0ubuntu6
Architecture: i386
Date: Sat Nov 3 11:35:50 2012
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
InstallationDate: Installed on 2012-10-17 (16 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric" - Build i386 LIVE Binary 20120324-10:20
MarkForUpload: True
PackageArchitecture: all
SourcePackage: hsqldb
Title: package hsqldb-server 1.8.0.10-13ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to quantal on 2012-11-03 (0 days ago)

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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

[Jeff (carpenter-jeff+alert)]

Setting up hsqldb-server (1.8.0.10-14ubuntu1) ...
Adding system user `hsqldb' (UID 122) ...
Adding new group `hsqldb' (GID 132) ...
Adding new user `hsqldb' (UID 122) with group `hsqldb' ...
Not creating home directory `/var/lib/hsqldb'.
Exception in thread "main" java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: org.hsqldb.jdbcDriver
   at java.lang.Class.initializeClass(libgcj.so.13)
   at java.lang.Class.forName(libgcj.so.13)
   at org.hsqldb.util.RCData.getConnection(Unknown Source)
   at org.hsqldb.util.SqlTool.objectMain(Unknown Source)
   at org.hsqldb.util.SqlToolSprayer.main(Unknown Source)
Caused by: java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: java.sql.SQLFeatureNotSupportedException not found in gnu.gcj.runtime.SystemClassLoader{urls=[file:/usr/share/java/hsqldb.jar], parent=gnu.gcj.runtime.ExtensionClassLoader{urls=[], parent=null}}
   at java.net.URLClassLoader.findClass(libgcj.so.13)
   at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(libgcj.so.13)
   at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(libgcj.so.13)
   at java.lang.Class.forName(libgcj.so.13)
   at java.lang.Class.initializeClass(libgcj.so.13)
   ...4 more
Failed to start org.hsqldb.Server.
See log file '/var/log/hsqldb.log'.
invoke-rc.d: initscript hsqldb-server, action "start" failed.
dpkg: error processing hsqldb-server (--configure):
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1