package mysql-server-5.5 5.5.31-0ubuntu0.12.04.1 failed to install/upgrade: Unterprozess neues pre-installation-Skript gab den Fehlerwert 1 zurück

[Markus Hofmann]

Installed apache2, then installed phpmyadmin, config failed, no connect to mysql via terminal

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: mysql-server-5.5 5.5.31-0ubuntu0.12.04.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-28.48~precise1-generic 3.5.7.9
Uname: Linux 3.5.0-28-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu17.2
AptOrdering:
 mysql-server-5.5: Install
 mysql-server-5.5: Configure
 man-db: Configure
 mysql-server: Configure
 phpmyadmin: Configure
Architecture: amd64
Date: Tue May 14 20:56:19 2013
Dependencies:

ErrorMessage: Unterprozess neues pre-installation-Skript gab den Fehlerwert 1 zurück
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04.2 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release amd64 (20130213)
MarkForUpload: True
SourcePackage: mysql-5.5
Title: package mysql-server-5.5 5.5.31-0ubuntu0.12.04.1 failed to install/upgrade: Unterprozess neues pre-installation-Skript gab den Fehlerwert 1 zurück
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Yolanda Robla (yolanda.robla)]

Thanks for reporting this.
Can you try the following commands in a terminal?

sudo rm -rf /var/cache/debconf/*
sudo apt-get install -f

This should be solving your problem