Looking at DpkgTerminal.og.txt it seems it said to you:
**
If are sure you want to downgrade to 5.5, remove the file
/var/lib/mysql/debian-*.flag and try installing again.
**
Did you notice that? This is a feature to protect from downgrades that
might make harm.
** Changed in: mariadb-5.5 (Ubuntu)
Status: New => Invalid
** Changed in: mariadb-5.5 (Ubuntu)
Assignee: (unassigned) => Otto Kekäläinen (otto)
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Title:
package mariadb-server-5.5 (not installed) failed to install/upgrade:
subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 1
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