[Bug 1902348] Re: package mysql-server-8.0 8.0.22-0ubuntu0.20.04.2 failed to install/upgrade: installed mysql-server-8.0 package pre-removal script subprocess returned error exit status 1

*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 1490071 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1490071 I think this is a duplicate of bug 1490071. You can't switch between MySQL and MariaDB relying on the package manager alone; you have to sort the mess out manually. ** This bug has been marked a duplicate

[Bug 1902348] Re: package mysql-server-8.0 8.0.22-0ubuntu0.20.04.2 failed to install/upgrade: installed mysql-server-8.0 package pre-removal script subprocess returned error exit status 1

Thank you for taking the time to file a bug report. By inspecting the logs I see that you tried to install MySQL and MariaDB together. As you might have noticed, they are incompatible with each other; therefore, when you try to install one of them, the other is automatically removed. However,