<sorry previous post continued>
I purged, then did the following:
     sudo apt-get purge mysql*

I found that two packages had NOT been previously removed:
     mysql-client-core-5.5
     mysql-server-core-5.5

THEN, once I tried to reinstall, it installed fine.

I POSTULATE THE FOLLOWING:

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  package mysql-server-5.5 5.5.22-0ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade:
  subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit
  status 1

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