package mysql-server-5.7 5.7.17-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

[Dan]

Description: Ubuntu 16.04.1 LTS
Release: 16.04

My-Weather-Indicator
0.8.1-0extras16.04.1

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: mysql-server-5.7 5.7.17-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-59.80-generic 4.4.35
Uname: Linux 4.4.0-59-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.4
Architecture: amd64
Date: Fri Jan 20 03:40:29 2017
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-09-25 (117 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20160420.1)
Logs.var.log.daemon.log:

Logs.var.log.mysql.error.log:
MySQLConf.etc.mysql.conf.d.mysql.cnf: [mysql]
MySQLConf.etc.mysql.conf.d.mysqldump.cnf:
 [mysqldump]
 quick
 quote-names
 max_allowed_packet = 16M
MySQLConf.etc.mysql.conf.d.mythtv.cnf:
 [mysqld]
 #bind-address=::
 max_connections=100
MySQLConf.etc.mysql.mysql.conf.d.mysqld_safe_syslog.cnf:
 [mysqld_safe]
 syslog
MySQLConf.etc.mysql.mysql.conf.d.mythtv.cnf:
 [mysqld]
 #bind-address=::
 max_connections=100
MySQLVarLibDirListing: ['ib_logfile1', 'performance_schema', 'ib_logfile0', 'ibdata1', 'mysql', 'debian-5.7.flag', 'mythconverg', 'auto.cnf', 'ib_buffer_pool', 'sys']
ProcCmdline: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-4.4.0-59-generic root=UUID=7b6d9a0e-5ab7-4da3-8aea-bb2b4a4614b8 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.18.4ubuntu1.1
 apt 1.2.18
SourcePackage: mysql-5.7
Title: package mysql-server-5.7 5.7.17-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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[Dan (danbosse1)]

I think the error is due to the fact that mysql-server was NEVER configured properly in the first place. It was installed with MythTV and it has been removed due to a lack of proper hardware.