[Bug 1869490] Re: package mysql-server-5.7 5.7.29-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

sudo apt -y purge mysql* && sudo apt -y autoremove && sudo rm -rf /etc/mysql && sudo rm -rf /var/lib/mysql* && sudo shutdown -r now after this i ran sudo apt install mysql-server which asked me password for root user to set than SAYONARA -- You received this bug notification because you are

[Bug 1869490] [NEW] package mysql-server-5.7 5.7.29-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

Public bug reported: Not able to start mysql-server ProblemType: Package DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04 Package: mysql-server-5.7 5.7.29-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.15.0-91.92~16.04.1-generic 4.15.18 Uname: Linux 4.15.0-91-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.22