sudo apt -y purge mysql* && sudo apt -y autoremove && sudo rm -rf /etc/mysql && sudo rm -rf /var/lib/mysql* && sudo shutdown -r now
after this i ran sudo apt install mysql-server which asked me password for root user to set than SAYONARA -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1869490 Title: package mysql-server-5.7 5.7.29-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 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/1869490/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
