package mysql-server-5.5 (not installed) failed to install/: ErrorMessage: subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 1

[Dave May]

Upgrading from Ubuntu Server 11.10 to 12.04 LTS. The three screens previous to this error are attached to the bug report as screen1.png, screen2.png, screen3.png. Besides the error report itself for mysql, report.py also crashed in the process of generating the report.

screen1.png
    There was an old file in that directory, but it was named my.cnf.cluster and is unused. Upgrade should not have failed.

screen2.png
    I chose to report the problem, which led to the next screen

screen3.png
    I chose to send the report, which resulted this ticket.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: mysql-server-5.5 (not installed)
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-12.20-server 3.0.4
Uname: Linux 3.0.0-12-server x86_64
ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu4
Architecture: amd64
Date: Mon May 21 12:57:59 2012
ErrorMessage: ErrorMessage: subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 1
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-Server 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release amd64 (20111011)
SourcePackage: mysql-5.5
Title: package mysql-server-5.5 (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: ErrorMessage: subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 1
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2012-05-21 (0 days ago)

[Clint Byrum (clint-fewbar)]

Hi Dave. can you also attach /var/log/mysql*, and if it exists, /var/log/upstart/mysql.log. Also can you try running this and pasting the output:

sudo /usr/sbin/mysqld

Thanks!

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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