Using aptitude instead apt-get leads to a functional tomcat6. Although tomcat6 fails to configure the first time, aptitude retries once all the package have been configured.
In the case of smart-pm it handles the installation correctly, though emitting a warning about a dependency problem: [config] sun-java6-bin_6-07-4ubuntu2 dpkg: sun-java6-bin: dependency problems, but configuring anyway as you request: sun-java6-bin depends on sun-java6-jre (= 6-07-4ubuntu2); however: Package sun-java6-jre is not installed. Setting up sun-java6-bin (6-07-4ubuntu2) ... Committing transaction... ############## ( 37%) [unpack] sun-java6-jre_6-07-4ubuntu2 Selecting previously deselected package sun-java6-jre. (Reading database ... 28577 files and directories currently installed.) Unpacking sun-java6-jre (from .../sun-java6-jre_6-07-4ubuntu2_all.deb) ... sun-dlj-v1-1 license has already been accepted Committing transaction... ################ ( 40%) [config] sun-java6-jre_6-07-4ubuntu2 Setting up sun-java6-jre (6-07-4ubuntu2) ... Committing transaction... ################# ( 43%) -- Installation over Sun JVM might fail if JVM is not yet configured https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/274365 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
