red5-server has unmet dependencies & Fails to start even after workarounds

[Techtomic]

Cannot install red5-server on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS due to unmet dependencies.
"red5-server: Depends: libtomcat6-java (>= 6.0.20-7) but it is not going to be installed"

[Andreas Schirra (preludi)]

might be the same bug with error message as follows:

E: Internal Error, No file name for red5-server:amd64

after complete reinstallation ofr red5 server error message as follows:
E: red5-server: Unterprozess installiertes post-installation-Skript gab den Fehlerwert 1 zurück

complete error description as follows:
(synaptic:20606): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_child_watch_add_full: assertion 'pid > 0' failed
Vormals nicht ausgewähltes Paket red5-server wird gewählt.
(Lese Datenbank ... 248098 Dateien und Verzeichnisse sind derzeit installiert.)
Vorbereitung zum Entpacken von .../red5-server_1.0~svn4374-3_all.deb ...
Entpacken von red5-server (1.0~svn4374-3) ...
Trigger für ureadahead (0.100.0-16) werden verarbeitet ...
red5-server (1.0~svn4374-3) wird eingerichtet ...
Verwendung eines zweifelhaften Benutzernamens wird erlaubt.
Lege Systembenutzer »_red5« (UID 118) an ...
Lege neuen Benutzer »_red5« (UID 118) mit Gruppe »nogroup« an ...
Erstelle Home-Verzeichnis »/usr/share/red5« nicht.
 * Starting Flash streaming server red5-server [fail]
invoke-rc.d: initscript red5-server, action "start" failed.
dpkg: Fehler beim Bearbeiten des Paketes red5-server (--configure):
 Unterprozess installiertes post-installation-Skript gab den Fehlerwert 1 zurück
Trigger für ureadahead (0.100.0-16) werden verarbeitet ...
Fehler traten auf beim Bearbeiten von:
 red5-server
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
Ein Paket konnte nicht installiert werden. Wiederherstellung wird versucht:
red5-server (1.0~svn4374-3) wird eingerichtet ...
 * Starting Flash streaming server red5-server [fail]
invoke-rc.d: initscript red5-server, action "start" failed.
dpkg: Fehler beim Bearbeiten des Paketes red5-server (--configure):
 Unterprozess installiertes post-installation-Skript gab den Fehlerwert 1 zurück
Fehler traten auf beim Bearbeiten von:
 red5-server

OS: xubuntu 14.04 LTS / 64 bit version

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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

[Andrew Crawford (acrawford)]

I did get it to install after manually installling libtomcat6-java, but

To reproduce: ubuntu 14.04 LTS

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade
sudo apt-get install red5-server

"red5-server: Depends: libtomcat6-java (>= 6.0.20-7) but it is not going to be installed"

then:

sudo apt-get install libtomcat6-java

This successfully brings in all dependencies for libtomcat6-java and installs.
Trying again after manually meeting the libtomcat6-java dependency:

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sudo apt-get install red5-server

Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following extra packages will be installed:
  libred5-java
The following NEW packages will be installed:
  libred5-java red5-server
0 upgraded, 2 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Need to get 0 B/1,023 kB of archives.
After this operation, 1,372 kB of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n] Y
Selecting previously unselected package libred5-java.
(Reading database ... 263596 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack .../libred5-java_1.0~svn4374-3_all.deb ...
Unpacking libred5-java (1.0~svn4374-3) ...
Selecting previously unselected package red5-server.
Preparing to unpack .../red5-server_1.0~svn4374-3_all.deb ...
Unpacking red5-server (1.0~svn4374-3) ...
Processing triggers for ureadahead (0.100.0-16) ...
Setting up libred5-java (1.0~svn4374-3) ...
Setting up red5-server (1.0~svn4374-3) ...
Allowing use of questionable username.
Adding system user `_red5' (UID 119) ...
Adding new user `_red5' (UID 119) with group `nogroup' ...
Not creating home directory `/usr/share/red5'.
 * Starting Flash streaming server red5-server [fail]
invoke-rc.d: initscript red5-server, action "start" failed.
dpkg: error processing package red5-server (--configure):
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Processing triggers for ureadahead (0.100.0-16) ...
Errors were encountered while processing:
 red5-server
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

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/var/log/dpkg.log

2014-06-25 14:45:48 install libred5-java:all <none> 1.0~svn4374-3
2014-06-25 14:45:48 status half-installed libred5-java:all 1.0~svn4374-3
2014-06-25 14:45:48 status unpacked libred5-java:all 1.0~svn4374-3
2014-06-25 14:45:48 status unpacked libred5-java:all 1.0~svn4374-3
2014-06-25 14:45:48 install red5-server:all <none> 1.0~svn4374-3
2014-06-25 14:45:48 status half-installed red5-server:all 1.0~svn4374-3
2014-06-25 14:45:49 status triggers-pending ureadahead:amd64 0.100.0-16
2014-06-25 14:45:49 status half-installed red5-server:all 1.0~svn4374-3
2014-06-25 14:45:49 status unpacked red5-server:all 1.0~svn4374-3
2014-06-25 14:45:49 status unpacked red5-server:all 1.0~svn4374-3
2014-06-25 14:45:49 trigproc ureadahead:amd64 0.100.0-16 0.100.0-16
2014-06-25 14:45:49 status half-configured ureadahead:amd64 0.100.0-16
2014-06-25 14:45:49 status installed ureadahead:amd64 0.100.0-16
2014-06-25 14:45:50 startup packages configure
2014-06-25 14:4...

[vedavata (vedavrata)]

dell-xps ~ $ sudo apt-get install red5-server
red5-server is already the newest version.
1 not fully installed or removed.
Setting up red5-server (1.0~svn4374-3) ...
 * Starting Flash streaming server red5-server [fail]
invoke-rc.d: initscript red5-server, action "start" failed.
dpkg: error processing package red5-server (--configure):
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Errors were encountered while processing:
 red5-server
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

dell-xps ~ $ sudo /etc/init.d/red5-server start
 * Starting Flash streaming server red5-server [fail]
dell-xps ~ $

[Richard Sandford (richard-p)]

This BUG affects the installation - (In fact it kills your installation right up to 90%) of

Kaltura Video Platform - Community Edition 10.12.0-1
provided by http://www.kaltura.org/

There build relies on the red5-server