red5-server installation fails on Ubuntu 14.04

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This issue is already reported here:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/red5/+bug/1312814

Quoting the report:
To reproduce: ubuntu 14.04 LTS

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:

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)

Original issue reported on code.google.com by mdalepiane on 30 Sep 2014 at 3:43

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If this is still an issue please post it here 
https://github.com/Red5/red5-server/issues

Original comment by mondain on 8 Oct 2014 at 11:45

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Just reported it there. https://github.com/Red5/red5-server/issues/29

Original comment by mdalepiane on 14 Oct 2014 at 4:49

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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 ~ $

Original comment by vedavr...@gmail.com on 9 Nov 2014 at 3:07

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Moved to github

Original comment by mondain on 9 Nov 2014 at 3:57

• Changed state: Done

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try to re-install it via:
# aptitude purge red5-server
# aptitude install red5-server

Original comment by SaneaA...@gmail.com on 23 Feb 2015 at 11:50