#1 ClassNotFoundException: org.apache.catalina.startup.Catalina when launching Tomcat 8

[Jochen Wiedmann]

I have a locally installed Tomcat 8.0.20. My Plugin Preferences are pointing to the right directory, and I have configured the Tomcat version as 8.x. However, when I try to lauch Tomcat by pushing the Start button, I get this:

java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: org.apache.catalina.startup.Catalina
at java.net.URLClassLoader$1.run(URLClassLoader.java:372)
at java.net.URLClassLoader$1.run(URLClassLoader.java:361)
at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
at java.net.URLClassLoader.findClass(URLClassLoader.java:360)
at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:424)
at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:357)
at org.apache.catalina.startup.Bootstrap.init(Bootstrap.java:265)
at org.apache.catalina.startup.Bootstrap.main(Bootstrap.java:455)

[Jochen Wiedmann]

My fault: Got the same problem when launching Tomcat via the command line. So, most probably, an unnoticed problem when extracting the archive. Sorry, please close immediately!