Issue solved by apt-get purge mysql-server-5.6 mysql-server then reinstall. System now working again.
Not sure, but issue might have been triggered by typing a password into the "password change" dialogue during upgrade. If so, that password might have been saved in apt's configuration/templates, so that it kept failing to run mysql? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1435080 Title: mysql-server upgrade hangs dpkg --reconfigure (if root password is set?) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/mysql-5.6/+bug/1435080/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
