package openjdk-8-jre-headless:amd64 8u131-b11-0ubuntu1.16.04.2 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

[Andrey Shchagin]

I had a problem during installing cumulative updates through Software Updater.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: openjdk-8-jre-headless:amd64 8u131-b11-0ubuntu1.16.04.2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-78.99-generic 4.4.62
Uname: Linux 4.4.0-78-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.6
Architecture: amd64
Date: Sun Jun 4 14:14:49 2017
DuplicateSignature:
 package:openjdk-8-jre-headless:amd64:8u131-b11-0ubuntu1.16.04.2
 Setting up openjdk-8-jre-headless:amd64 (8u131-b11-0ubuntu1.16.04.2) ...
 mkdir: cannot create directory ‘/etc/.java/.systemPrefs’: File exists
 dpkg: error processing package openjdk-8-jre-headless:amd64 (--configure):
  subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-01-26 (130 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04.1 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20160719)
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.18.4ubuntu1.2
 apt 1.2.20
SourcePackage: openjdk-8
Title: package openjdk-8-jre-headless:amd64 8u131-b11-0ubuntu1.16.04.2 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Thorsten Glaser (mirabilos)]

Make sure /etc/.java/.systemPrefs does not exist or is a directory. (Out of curiosity, did you install Oracle JDK/JRE? Another reporter had that, and it’s suspect.)