Hi, I had the same error. I solved this by one command: sudo systemctl enable mysql
Than I had to start MySql: sudo service mysql start After this I was able to update: sudo apt dist-upgrade One could try to recreate this bug by disabling MySql before upgrade: sudo systemctl disable mysql I hope this helped you. Regards, -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1605948 Title: mysql_upgrade: Got error: 2002: Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket '/var/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock' (2) while connecting to the MySQL server To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/mysql-5.7/+bug/1605948/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
