Thank you for all of your comments. This bug drive me crazy. I was unable to figure out what was it and why it happened. Most people said wrong permission but when I would check folders they didn't even exist...
/usr/share/tomcat7/conf# lsb_release -da No LSB modules are available. Distributor ID: Ubuntu Description: Ubuntu 16.04.2 LTS Release: 16.04 Codename: xenial I deployed this VPS on DigitalOcean. I installed tomcat by typing apt- get install tomcat7 after issuing a apt-get update and apt-get upgrade -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1232258 Title: tomcat7 installer fails to create symbolic links To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/tomcat7/+bug/1232258/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs