package php5-mysql 5.5.9+dfsg-1ubuntu4.11 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

[allenwilkyrobertson]

In a terminal, I typed sudo apt-get install lamp-server^
This is the result.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
Package: php5-mysql 5.5.9+dfsg-1ubuntu4.11
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.16.0-43.58~14.04.1-generic 3.16.7-ckt13
Uname: Linux 3.16.0-43-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.11
Architecture: amd64
Date: Fri Jul 17 20:23:02 2015
DuplicateSignature: package:php5-mysql:5.5.9+dfsg-1ubuntu4.11:subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-06-22 (25 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04.2 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20150218.1)
SourcePackage: php5
Title: package php5-mysql 5.5.9+dfsg-1ubuntu4.11 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Robie Basak (racb)]

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

I can't reproduce this in a fresh Trusty container - "sudo apt-get install lamp-server^" works as expected. So since it seems likely to me that this is a local configuration problem, rather than a bug in Ubuntu, I'm marking this bug as Incomplete.

If indeed this is a local configuration problem, you can find pointers to get help for this sort of problem here: http://www.ubuntu.com/support/community

Or if you believe that this is really a bug, then you may find it helpful to read "How to report bugs effectively" http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/bugs.html. We'd be grateful if you would then provide a more complete description of the problem, explain why you believe this is a bug in Ubuntu rather than a problem specific to your system, and then change the bug status back to New.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

[Expired for php5 (Ubuntu) because there has been no activity for 60 days.]