Thanks for filing this bug in Ubuntu. Unfortunately the log files you attached seem to be all about the kernel and hardware, and do not help in diagnosing what happened with your mysql-server installation.
I just tried the same operation in a focal lxd container, and it installed mysql server 8.0.18-0ubuntu5 just fine. You may have more information in these log files: - /var/log/dpkg.log - /var/log/apt/term.log - /var/log/mysql/error.log There is also this error in your post: update-alternatives: error: alternative path /etc/mysql/mysql.cnf doesn't exist I wonder if you came from a previous mysql or even mariadb installation. Could you please post detailed steps to reproduce the problem, even if it included coming from a mariadb installation? I'll mark this bug as incomplete until then. Thanks! ** Changed in: mysql-8.0 (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed => Incomplete -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Server, which is subscribed to mysql-8.0 in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1860927 Title: mysql error on install To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/mysql-8.0/+bug/1860927/+subscriptions -- Ubuntu-server-bugs mailing list Ubuntu-server-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-server-bugs