package mysql-server-core-5.7 (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite '/usr/sbin/mysqld', which is also in package mysql-server 5.6.34-2

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package mysql-server-core-5.7 (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite '/usr/sbin/mysqld', which is also in package mysql-server 5.6.34-2

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: mysql-server-core-5.7 (not installed)
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-43.63-generic 4.4.21
Uname: Linux 4.4.0-43-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.1
Architecture: amd64
Date: Sat Oct 15 00:00:38 2016
DuplicateSignature:
 package:mysql-server-core-5.7:(not installed)
 Unpacking mysql-client-5.7 (5.7.15-0ubuntu0.16.04.1) ...
 dpkg: error processing archive /var/cache/apt/archives/mysql-client-5.7_5.7.15-0ubuntu0.16.04.1_amd64.deb (--unpack):
  trying to overwrite '/usr/bin/mysqldumpslow', which is also in package mysql-server 5.6.34-2
ErrorMessage: trying to overwrite '/usr/sbin/mysqld', which is also in package mysql-server 5.6.34-2
InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-12-11 (308 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04.3 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Beta amd64 (20150805)
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.18.4ubuntu1.1
 apt 1.2.12~ubuntu16.04.1
SourcePackage: mysql-5.7
Title: package mysql-server-core-5.7 (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite '/usr/sbin/mysqld', which is also in package mysql-server 5.6.34-2
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to xenial on 2016-08-13 (62 days ago)

[Joshua Powers (powersj)]

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

This error seems to match the one found in LP# 1205605. Could you please removing any other mysql-client packages first and then install mysql-client-5.7?

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

[Expired for mysql-5.7 (Ubuntu) because there has been no activity for 60 days.]

[Paride Legovini (paride)]

Hi,

This report expired back in 2016 as it didn't contain enough information to confirm this issue is a bug, or to begin working on it. If you are facing a similar issue to the one described here please file a new bug report, as the already scarce 4 years old information we have here are unlikely to be of any help. You may find it helpful to read "How to report bugs effectively" http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/bugs.html. Thanks!

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

[Expired for mysql-5.7 (Ubuntu) because there has been no activity for 60 days.]