I can say that this problem occurs to those who had changed their mysql data dir. After purging and reinstalling I came across another work around explained here
http://www.blog.webcare.pk/2012/05/ubuntu-mysql-cannot-start-after- upgrade.html -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1001553 Title: mysql-server failed to start after daily upgrade, reinstalling does not help To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/mysql-5.5/+bug/1001553/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
