package mysql-common 5.6.27-0ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2

[pranay dhondi]

this is making me feel very bad

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 15.10
Package: mysql-common 5.6.27-0ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-49.83-generic 3.13.11-ckt17
Uname: Linux 3.13.0-49-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx wl
ApportVersion: 2.19.1-0ubuntu5
Architecture: amd64
Date: Thu Nov 19 21:42:32 2015
Dependencies:

DuplicateSignature: package:mysql-common:5.6.27-0ubuntu1:subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2
InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-10-10 (404 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20140417)
Logs.var.log.daemon.log:

MySQLConf.etc.mysql.my.cnf: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/etc/mysql/my.cnf'
MySQLConf.etc.mysql.mysql.cnf: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/etc/mysql/mysql.cnf'
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcCmdline: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.13.0-49-generic root=UUID=8febab98-e01d-4a67-ac7d-ca28ef0e8610 ro quiet splash acpi_osi=
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.18.2ubuntu5
 apt 1.0.10.2ubuntu1
SourcePackage: mysql-5.6
Title: package mysql-common 5.6.27-0ubuntu1 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.init.d.mysql: [modified]
modified.conffile..etc.logcheck.ignore.d.paranoid.mysql.server.5.6: [deleted]
modified.conffile..etc.mysql.conf.d.mysql.cnf: [deleted]
modified.conffile..etc.mysql.conf.d.mysqldump.cnf: [deleted]
modified.conffile..etc.mysql.debian.start: [deleted]
modified.conffile..etc.mysql.my.cnf.fallback: [deleted]
modified.conffile..etc.mysql.mysql.cnf: [deleted]
modified.conffile..etc.mysql.mysql.conf.d.mysqld.cnf: [deleted]
modified.conffile..etc.mysql.mysql.conf.d.mysqld.safe.syslog.cnf: [deleted]
mtime.conffile..etc.init.d.mysql: 2015-11-19T20:42:52.172674

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

[Robie Basak (racb)]

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

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.

[Apport retracing service (apport)]

Thank you for taking the time to report this crash and helping to make this software better. This particular crash has already been reported and is a duplicate of bug #1525566, so is being marked as such. Please look at the other bug report to see if there is any missing information that you can provide, or to see if there is a workaround for the bug. Additionally, any further discussion regarding the bug should occur in the other report. Please continue to report any other bugs you may find.