Public bug reported: I can never have any updates because of this error. I don't want to purge it, is there anyway to fix it totally, so that mysql works properly and at the same time I can have my updates. I even couldn't upgrade to Ubuntu 17.04 yet.
ProblemType: Package DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04 Package: mysql-server-5.7 5.7.20-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.10.0-40.44~16.04.1-generic 4.10.17 Uname: Linux 4.10.0-40-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.13 Architecture: amd64 Date: Fri Dec 1 08:35:27 2017 ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1 InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-03-24 (251 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04.2 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20170215.2) Logs.var.log.daemon.log: MySQLConf.etc.mysql.conf.d.mysql.cnf: [mysql] MySQLConf.etc.mysql.conf.d.mysqldump.cnf: [mysqldump] quick quote-names max_allowed_packet = 16M MySQLConf.etc.mysql.mysql.conf.d.mysqld_safe_syslog.cnf: [mysqld_safe] syslog MySQLVarLibDirListing: ['performance_schema', 'mysql', 'ibtmp1', 'ib_logfile0', 'hb@002d01@002done@002dto@002done@002duni', 'hb_student_tracker', 'sys', 'auto.cnf', 'hb@002d03@002done@002dto@002dmany', 'ib_buffer_pool', 'hb@002d05@002dmany@002dto@002dmany', 'debian-5.7.flag', 'ibdata1', 'web_customer_tracker', 'hb@002d04@002done@002dto@002dmany@002duni', 'ib_logfile1'] ProcCmdline: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-4.10.0-40-generic root=UUID=fc951561-793a-4b94-8843-7549ef6ff133 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7 RelatedPackageVersions: dpkg 1.18.4ubuntu1.2 apt 1.2.24 SourcePackage: mysql-5.7 Title: package mysql-server-5.7 5.7.20-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1 UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) ** Affects: mysql-5.7 (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apparmor apport-package third-party-packages xenial -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1735651 Title: package mysql-server-5.7 5.7.20-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 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/1735651/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs