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> After removing the opposing statement from /etc/mysql/my.cnf
> (and starting apt-get -f install) the upgrade continued
> successfully (DB and tables upgraded and DB started) and the
> server restarted OK.
Awesome! As you discovered mysql's variable/settings/configuration names
have changed over the years and upgrading from 5.5 to 5.7 exposed that.
The fix is exactly as you describe, needing to update your
configuration.
> JFYI
Thanks!
** Changed in: mysql-5.7 (Ubuntu)
Status: New => Incomplete
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package mysql-server-5.7 5.7.15-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 failed to
install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script
returned error exit status 1
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