Ok. thanks for that. I will try to contact Canonical about this issue.
The ubuntu forums are a good start; perhaps even the package maintainer might spot your post. Else, if its a bug, create a bug report in Canonical's Launchpad (NB: Bugzila/Launchpaid is NOT a replacement for the support process).
I know can see that the person who installed the server didn't have a clue what he was doing...
They just choose the wrong operating system. I would suggest that if this is a commercial server with mission critical apps, you contact a commercial Operating System Vendor who can advise you the right OS and packages to install/run. This, of course, will be backed by a full support process.
Good luck!
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