Public bug reported: Simply apt full-upgrade killed this off.
The system is a fresh install, only installed packages are from official sources (php, mysql, nginx). I'm not a system tweaker, I like the usual stability of Ubuntu so leave all settings as standard. ProblemType: Package DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04 Package: mysql-server-5.7 5.7.19-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-93.116-generic 4.4.79 Uname: Linux 4.4.0-93-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.10 Architecture: amd64 Date: Wed Sep 6 10:43:37 2017 ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1 InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-10-24 (316 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04.1 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20160719) Logs.var.log.daemon.log: MySQLConf.etc.mysql.conf.d.mysql.cnf: [mysql] MySQLConf.etc.mysql.conf.d.mysqldump.cnf: [mysqldump] quick quote-names max_allowed_packet = 16M MySQLConf.etc.mysql.mysql.conf.d.mysqld_safe_syslog.cnf: [mysqld_safe] syslog MySQLVarLibDirListing: ['mbmcrm', 'mbmwebsite', 'ThinkCentre.log', 'evolutio_calculator', 'ib_buffer_pool', 'mysql', 'ib_logfile0', 'sys', 'performance_schema', 'debian-5.7.flag', 'ibdata1', 'mysql_upgrade_info', 'auto.cnf', 'ib_logfile1'] ProcCmdline: BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-4.4.0-93-generic.efi.signed root=/dev/mapper/ubuntu--vg-root ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7 RelatedPackageVersions: dpkg 1.18.4ubuntu1.2 apt 1.2.24 SourcePackage: mysql-5.7 Title: package mysql-server-5.7 5.7.19-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1 UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) ** Affects: mysql-5.7 (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apparmor apport-package third-party-packages xenial -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1715346 Title: package mysql-server-5.7 5.7.19-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/mysql-5.7/+bug/1715346/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs