package mysql-common 5.6.24-0ubuntu2.1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2

[Chito Tuason]

Happen during startup

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 15.04
Package: mysql-common 5.6.24-0ubuntu2.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.19.0-22.22-generic 3.19.8-ckt1
Uname: Linux 3.19.0-22-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.17.2-0ubuntu1.1
Architecture: amd64
Date: Sat Jul 4 15:49:40 2015
Dependencies:

DpkgHistoryLog:
 Start-Date: 2015-07-04 15:49:07
 Commandline: aptdaemon role='role-commit-packages' sender=':1.84'
 Upgrade: gir1.2-totem-1.0:amd64 (3.14.2-0ubuntu2, 3.14.3-0ubuntu0.1), wireless-regdb:amd64 (2013.02.13-1ubuntu1, 2014.11.18-1ubuntu1~ubuntu15.04.1), totem-plugins:amd64 (3.14.2-0ubuntu2, 3.14.3-0ubuntu0.1), libtotem0:amd64 (3.14.2-0ubuntu2, 3.14.3-0ubuntu0.1), totem:amd64 (3.14.2-0ubuntu2, 3.14.3-0ubuntu0.1), mysql-common:amd64 (5.6.24-0ubuntu2, 5.6.24-0ubuntu2.1), totem-common:amd64 (3.14.2-0ubuntu2, 3.14.3-0ubuntu0.1), libmysqlclient18:amd64 (5.6.24-0ubuntu2, 5.6.24-0ubuntu2.1)
DuplicateSignature: package:mysql-common:5.6.24-0ubuntu2.1:subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2
InstallationDate: Installed on 2012-09-19 (1018 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" - Alpha amd64 (20120905.2)
PackageArchitecture: all
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.17.25ubuntu1
 apt 1.0.9.7ubuntu4.1
SourcePackage: mysql-5.6
Title: package mysql-common 5.6.24-0ubuntu2.1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
modified.conffile..etc.mysql.my.cnf.fallback: [deleted]

[Robie Basak (racb)]

Thank you from taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better.

Please can you explain how /etc/mysql/my.cnf.fallback came to be deleted on your system? Is this something you did yourself, or if not, please can you provide steps that reproduce the deletion of /etc/mysql/my.cnf.fallback by packaging?

Once you've replied, please change the status of this bug back to New. Thanks!

[Robie Basak (racb)]

Note: this bug is blocking SRU verification of bug 1427406.

[Jean SUZINEAU (jean-suzineau)]

I need mysql with version prior to 5.6, so I uninstalled all mysql packages and installed mysql-5.1.63-linux-x86_64-glibc23 from tgz , the system was ok (no kroken packages).

But it seems that during the update, the installation the installation of package mysql-common 5.6.24-0ubuntu2.1

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

[Expired for mysql-5.6 (Ubuntu) because there has been no activity for 60 days.]