Yes, I haven't been able to reproduce this without manually changing /etc/mysql. But it might be worth adding a check on the result of the alternatives-command and having it suggest purging and reinstalling mysql-common if there's a failure?
** Description changed: We get a fair amount of installation failures due to issues with the contents of /etc/mysql, such as /etc/mysql/my.cnf.fallback being missing when it's set up with alternatives. - It seems this is sometimes caused by incomplete removal/purging of - previous packages and not just user customizations, so should be - investigated further. + The most common cause seems to be deleting /etc/mysql after removing + (not purging) packages, resulting in files not being rewritten there + when trying to install. + + The workaround is to run apt-get purge mysql-common to clear out the + conffiles properly, then reinstall. Might be related to LP: #1602945 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1612569 Title: Changes to /etc/mysql cause installation failure To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/mysql-5.7/+bug/1612569/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
