logrotate wiped out the record of when mysql was autoinstalled; over a year ago.
Here are the updates from the last year: /var/log/apt/history.log.11.gz:Upgrade: mysql-server-5.7:amd64 (5.7.32-0ubuntu0.18.04.1, 5.7.33-0ubuntu0.18.04.1), mysql-server-core-5.7:amd64 (5.7.32-0ubuntu0.18.04.1, 5.7.33-0ubuntu0.18.04.1) /var/log/apt/history.log.1.gz:Upgrade: mysql-server-5.7:amd64 (5.7.36-0ubuntu0.18.04.1, 5.7.37-0ubuntu0.18.04.1), mysql-server-core-5.7:amd64 (5.7.36-0ubuntu0.18.04.1, 5.7.37-0ubuntu0.18.04.1) /var/log/apt/history.log.3.gz:Upgrade: mysql-server-5.7:amd64 (5.7.35-0ubuntu0.18.04.1, 5.7.36-0ubuntu0.18.04.1), mysql-server-core-5.7:amd64 (5.7.35-0ubuntu0.18.04.1, 5.7.36-0ubuntu0.18.04.1) /var/log/apt/history.log.6.gz:Upgrade: mysql-server-5.7:amd64 (5.7.34-0ubuntu0.18.04.1, 5.7.35-0ubuntu0.18.04.1), mysql-server-core-5.7:amd64 (5.7.34-0ubuntu0.18.04.1, 5.7.35-0ubuntu0.18.04.1) /var/log/apt/history.log.8.gz:Upgrade: mysql-server-5.7:amd64 (5.7.33-0ubuntu0.18.04.1, 5.7.34-0ubuntu0.18.04.1), mysql-server-core-5.7:amd64 (5.7.33-0ubuntu0.18.04.1, 5.7.34-0ubuntu0.18.04.1) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1960464 Title: mysql breaks apt, system, can't even be uninstalled To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/mysql-5.7/+bug/1960464/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs