package mariadb-server-10.1 1:10.1.29-6 failed to install/upgrade: installed mariadb-server-10.1 package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1

[Matheus Campos da Silva]

Unable to install mariadb-server on ubuntu 18.04 beta, unmet dependencies error.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.04
Package: mariadb-server-10.1 1:10.1.29-6
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.15.0-12.13-generic 4.15.7
Uname: Linux 4.15.0-12-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_modeset nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.20.8-0ubuntu10
Architecture: amd64
Date: Mon Mar 19 14:47:14 2018
ErrorMessage: installed mariadb-server-10.1 package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1
InstallationDate: Installed on 2018-03-15 (4 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 18.04 LTS "Bionic Beaver" - Alpha amd64 (20180315)
Logs.var.log.daemon.log:

ProcCmdline: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-4.15.0-12-generic.efi.signed root=UUID=ec15842b-981f-4f47-87da-c376546e1546 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=1
Python3Details: /usr/bin/python3.6, Python 3.6.5rc1, python3-minimal, 3.6.4-1
PythonDetails: /usr/bin/python2.7, Python 2.7.14+, python-minimal, 2.7.14-4
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.19.0.5ubuntu1
 apt 1.6~beta1
SourcePackage: mariadb-10.1
Title: package mariadb-server-10.1 1:10.1.29-6 failed to install/upgrade: installed mariadb-server-10.1 package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Faustin (fauust)]

Hi Matheus,
thank you for reporting this and for your help making Ubuntu better.

Can you explain us the step that led to this? Are you upgrading from a previous Ubuntu/MariaDB version? What is the content of '/etc/apt/sources.list' file?

I could install mariadb-server (10.1) on a fresh Ubuntu 18.04 install without any problems.

[Mayur Gupta (mayurg)]

i was having it before but upgraded my ubuntu to 18 and now even after i purge the package it still is not installing agian

[Faustin (fauust)]

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. Unfortunately, we cannot work on this bug because your description didn't include enough information. 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.

We have instructions on debugging some types of problems at http://wiki.ubuntu.com/DebuggingProcedures.

At a minimum, we need:
1. The specific steps or actions you took that caused you to encounter the problem.
2. The behavior you expected.
3. The behavior you actually encountered (in as much detail as possible).

Thanks!

[monkeydri (monkeydri)]

steps taken :

sudo apt update
sudo apt upgrade
sudo apt dist-upgrade

same error than Matheus Campos da Silva.

/etc/apt/sources.list looks as clean as a virgin, please find attached.

I never used mariadb-server but the package was probably installed on my previous ubuntu install (17.10).

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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