Hi, thank you for your report and your help to make Ubuntu better. Do you have any former mysql installation/configuration which might conflict with the installation.
>From the logs: ERROR: Unable to start MySQL server: mysqld: Can't read dir of '/etc/mysql/conf.d/' (Errcode: 2 - No such file or directory) mysqld: [ERROR] Fatal error in defaults handling. Program aborted! Please take a look at https://wiki.debian.org/Teams/MySQL/FAQ for tips on fixing common upgrade issues. It fails repetively and gives up: Mar 16 17:04:13 hostname systemd[1]: Failed to start MySQL Community Server. Mar 16 17:04:13 hostname systemd[1]: mysql.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'. Mar 16 17:04:13 hostname systemd[1]: mysql.service: Start request repeated too quickly That dir is part of mysql-common and will always be there unless the configuration was changed manually in which case dpkg will try to preserve the users config. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1673436 Title: package mysql-server-5.7 5.7.17-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/mysql-5.7/+bug/1673436/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
