Thank you for taking the time to file a bug report. The mysql-server-8.0 package Pre-Depends on mysql-common package which contains the missing script:
/var/lib/dpkg/info/mysql-server-8.0.postinst: line 191: /usr/share /mysql-common/configure-symlinks: No such file or directory Checking the dpkg and apt log files you provided I can't see any mention to mysql-common, so for some reason it was not installed and the upgrade failed. Could you please try to install mysql-common and then try to upgrade mysql-server-8.0? Since it seems likely to me that this is not a bug in Ubuntu, I am marking this bug as 'Incomplete'. However, if you believe that this is really a bug in Ubuntu, then we would be grateful if you would provide a more complete description of the problem with steps to reproduce, explain why you believe this is a bug in Ubuntu rather than a problem specific to your system, and then change the bug status back to "New". ** Changed in: mysql-8.0 (Ubuntu) Status: New => Incomplete -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1881634 Title: during the upgrade from 18.04 to 20.04 this happend: package mysql- server-8.0 (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: installed mysql- server-8.0 package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 127 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/mysql-8.0/+bug/1881634/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs