Thanks for filing this bug in Ubuntu. The mysql startup scripts are present in the mysql-server-5.7 package:
root@xenial-mysql:~# dpkg -S /etc/init.d/mysql mysql-server-5.7: /etc/init.d/mysql root@xenial-mysql:~# dpkg -S /lib/systemd/system/mysql.service mysql-server-5.7: /lib/systemd/system/mysql.service root@xenial-mysql:~# Please verify you have that package installed. ** Changed in: mysql-5.7 (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed => Invalid -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1708701 Title: missing mysql.service definition for systemd To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/mysql-5.7/+bug/1708701/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs