Hi, this is a Ubuntu 16.04 System. Which a while ago correctly installed mysql 5.7.18-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
But now apt sources got changed to downgrade to 5.6 5.6.16-1~exp1 which is from trusty, and even there not the latest but the release version. This causes: If are sure you want to downgrade to 5.6, remove the file /var/lib/mysql/debian-*.flag and try installing again. dpkg: error processing archive /var/cache/apt/archives/mysql-server-5.6_5.6.16-1~exp1_amd64.deb (--unpack): subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 1 And it probably causes many more issues and is an unsupported case. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1698788 Title: package mysql-server-5.6 5.6.16-1~exp1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 1 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/mysql-5.6/+bug/1698788/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
