[Bug 1437897] [NEW] package mysql-server-5.6 (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: il sottoprocesso nuovo script pre-installation ha restituito lo stato di errore 1

Public bug reported: Reverting to mysql from mariadb because of bug 1429725, this error happened. ProblemType: Package DistroRelease: Ubuntu 15.04 Package: mysql-server-5.6 (not installed) ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.19.0-10.10-generic 3.19.2 Uname: Linux 3.19.0-10-generic x86_64

[Bug 1437897] Re: package mysql-server-5.6 (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: il sottoprocesso nuovo script pre-installation ha restituito lo stato di errore 1

Fixed. I saw looking into details, using synaptic, that to downgrade from mariadb 10 to mysql 5.6 I had to remove a file in /var/lib/mysql . The file is debian-10.0.flag Not very intuitive. It should be asked trough a popup question, not left hidden in the installation logs. -- You received

[Bug 1439682] [NEW] package mysql-server-5.6 5.6.23-1~exp1~ubuntu5 failed to install/upgrade: il sottoprocesso installato script di post-installation ha restituito lo stato di errore 1

Public bug reported: error after migrating from mariadb ProblemType: Package DistroRelease: Ubuntu 15.04 Package: mysql-server-5.6 5.6.23-1~exp1~ubuntu5 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.19.0-10.10-generic 3.19.2 Uname: Linux 3.19.0-10-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx ApportVersion: