Public bug reported: I was trying to install LAMP server on my Ubuntu Desktop for school projects to work on and I was thrown with an error saying that unable to install, and something happened to "MySQL-5.7" while installation process.
ProblemType: Package DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04 Package: mysql-server-5.7 5.7.19-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-88.111-generic 4.4.76 Uname: Linux 4.4.0-88-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.10 Architecture: amd64 Date: Mon Jul 31 00:23:40 2017 ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1 InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-07-25 (736 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04.2 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20150218.1) Logs.var.log.daemon.log: MySQLConf.etc.mysql.conf.d.mysql.cnf: [mysql] MySQLConf.etc.mysql.conf.d.mysqldump.cnf: [mysqldump] quick quote-names max_allowed_packet = 16M MySQLConf.etc.mysql.mysql.conf.d.mysqld_safe_syslog.cnf: [mysqld_safe] syslog MySQLVarLibDirListing: ['sys', 'debian-5.7.flag', 'auto.cnf', 'mysql', 'performance_schema', 'ib_logfile0', 'ib_logfile1', 'ib_buffer_pool', 'ibdata1'] ProcCmdline: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-4.4.0-88-generic.efi.signed root=UUID=63d2ce15-92c3-4172-8ea8-cf6ad4a7fbc6 ro splash quiet RelatedPackageVersions: dpkg 1.18.4ubuntu1.2 apt 1.2.24 SourcePackage: mysql-5.7 Title: package mysql-server-5.7 5.7.19-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1 UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to xenial on 2016-09-05 (327 days ago) ** Affects: mysql-5.7 (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-package xenial -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1707531 Title: package mysql-server-5.7 5.7.19-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/mysql-5.7/+bug/1707531/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs