I've fixed this issue. Below are the steps.
1. sudo apt-get remove mysql-server-5.5, got an error. it is something like
dpkg return a non-zero value.
2. run sudo dpkg -r mysql-server-5.5 manually. The return value is 0.
3. sudo apt-get install another app to verify. No errors any more.
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The possible root cause I guess might be. Hope it helps.
1. For some reason, dpkg didn't run as sudo.
2. Or the return value of dpkg is not the real one(0).
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I installed mysql client and didn't config mysql-server. Because I don't need a
server on my box.
This worked well for a long time. I can install and update applications
smoothly.
I forgot when I got this error for the first time, but it occurs
everytime after that once I
