package mysql-server-5.5 5.5.24-0ubuntu0.12.04.1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

[Michael Barraclough]

have completely de-installed and re-installed the package and still get the error

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: mysql-server-5.5 5.5.24-0ubuntu0.12.04.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-32.51-generic 3.2.30
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-32-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu13
AptOrdering:
 mysql-server-5.5: Configure
 mysql-server: Configure
Architecture: amd64
Date: Sat Oct 20 16:07:16 2012
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Release amd64 (20110426)
Logs.var.log.daemon.log:

MySQLConf.etc.mysql.conf.d.mysqld.safe.syslog.cnf:
 [mysqld_safe]
 syslog
MySQLVarLibDirListing: ['mysql', 'performance_schema', 'ib_logfile0', 'mysql_upgrade_info', 'ibdata1', 'ib_logfile1', 'debian-5.5.flag', 'test']
SourcePackage: mysql-5.5
Title: package mysql-server-5.5 5.5.24-0ubuntu0.12.04.1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2012-06-04 (138 days ago)

[Clint Byrum (clint-fewbar)]

Hello Michael! Can you please include /var/log/upstart/mysql.log , and any non-empty files you see when running 'ls -l /var/log/mysql*'? Thanks!

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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