<Gosh I hate TABS!>
I POSTULATE THE FOLLOWING:

1) The intial problem is the collection of a mySQL root password, for
which other package installs DO NOT PROMPT FOR, and thus cannot properly
install the package. Since 3 (three) different packages prompt for the
password change, I believe that three packages need the mySQL root
password to properly install.

2) Because the purge does not correctly remove the CORE for client and
server, the original mySQL root password was NOT being properly cleared
out, and thus causing the failure of the package install.

Perhaps, this can be the cause of someone UPGRADING that also has a
password set somewhere in the mySQL configurations.

<Hope this helps>

BTW, with the full purge, I am now up and operating again. Thanks.

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  package mysql-server-5.5 5.5.22-0ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade:
  subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit
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