I got a proper bug report in upstream Debian and was able to pinpoint the issue. A fix is possible to produce now.
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=770177 ** Changed in: mariadb-5.5 (Ubuntu) Assignee: (unassigned) => Otto Kekäläinen (otto) ** Changed in: mariadb-5.5 (Ubuntu) Status: New => Confirmed ** Bug watch added: Debian Bug tracker #770177 http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=770177 ** Also affects: mariadb-10.0 (Debian) via http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=770177 Importance: Unknown Status: Unknown -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1392539 Title: package mariadb-server-5.5 5.5.39-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 1 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/mariadb-5.5/+bug/1392539/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
