Hello, and thank you for filing this bug report. Did you make any changes to /etc/default/tomcat8 after installing it on 2017-06-13?
The uninstall path is unable to parse your /etc/default/tomcat8 file at line 49. ** Changed in: tomcat8 (Ubuntu) Status: New => Incomplete -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Server Team, which is subscribed to tomcat8 in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1697679 Title: package tomcat8 8.0.38-2ubuntu2 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed pre-removal script returned error exit status 2 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/tomcat8/+bug/1697679/+subscriptions -- Ubuntu-server-bugs mailing list Ubuntu-server-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-server-bugs