package mysql-common 5.7.13-0ubuntu0.16.04.2 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2

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ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: mysql-common 5.7.13-0ubuntu0.16.04.2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-36.55-generic 4.4.16
Uname: Linux 4.4.0-36-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.1
Architecture: amd64
Date: Thu Sep 8 10:50:54 2016
Dependencies:

DuplicateSignature:
 package:mysql-common:5.7.13-0ubuntu0.16.04.2
 Setting up mysql-common (5.7.13-0ubuntu0.16.04.2) ...
 update-alternatives: error: alternative path /etc/mysql/my.cnf.fallback doesn't exist
 dpkg: error processing package mysql-common (--configure):
  subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2
InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-07-09 (63 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20160420.1)
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-4.4.0-36-generic.efi.signed root=UUID=4686380b-b206-4c30-8825-fc1b6626c641 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.18.4ubuntu1.1
 apt 1.2.12~ubuntu16.04.1
SourcePackage: mysql-5.7
Title: package mysql-common 5.7.13-0ubuntu0.16.04.2 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.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]

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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 #1620079, 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.