package mysql-server-5.7 5.7.22-0ubuntu0.17.10.1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

[Ross Ashley]

Just doing a dist-upgrade and got the error message.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 17.10
Package: mysql-server-5.7 5.7.22-0ubuntu0.17.10.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.13.0-38.43-generic 4.13.16
Uname: Linux 4.13.0-38-generic i686
ApportVersion: 2.20.7-0ubuntu3.8
Architecture: i386
Date: Mon Apr 23 19:34:23 2018
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 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.mysql.conf.d.mysqld_safe_syslog.cnf:
 [mysqld_safe]
 syslog
MySQLVarLibDirListing: ['ib_logfile1', 'test', 'performance_schema', 'sys', 'ib_logfile0', 'debian-5.5.flag', 'ibtmp1', 'ib_buffer_pool', 'cms', 'debian-5.7.flag', 'mysql', 'mysql_upgrade_info', 'debian-5.6.flag', 'ibdata1', 'auto.cnf']
ProcCmdline: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-4.13.0-38-generic root=UUID=4d3764be-010e-4807-8be7-3c88e0157586 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
Python3Details: /usr/bin/python3.6, Python 3.6.3, python3-minimal, 3.6.3-0ubuntu2
PythonDetails: /usr/bin/python2.7, Python 2.7.14, python-minimal, 2.7.14-2ubuntu1
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.18.24ubuntu1
 apt 1.5.1
SourcePackage: mysql-5.7
Title: package mysql-server-5.7 5.7.22-0ubuntu0.17.10.1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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

[RoestVrijStaal (roestvrijstaal)]

Thank you for deploying a broken mysql-server package.

How do I let dpkg ignore mysql-server-5.7 at a "sudo dpkg --configure --pending" and "sudo apt-get install -f"?

I can't downgrade mysql-server to work around the issue nor install my desired package.

[Seth Arnold (seth-arnold)]

Has policy-rc.d been configured to prevent changes to the server state?

Setting up mysql-server-5.7 (5.7.22-0ubuntu0.17.10.1) ...
invoke-rc.d: policy-rc.d denied execution of stop.
invoke-rc.d: policy-rc.d denied execution of start.
Checking if update is needed.
Checking server version.
Error: Server version (5.7.21-0ubuntu0.17.10.1) does not match with the version of
the server (5.7.22) with which this program was built/distributed. You can
use --skip-version-check to skip this check.
mysql_upgrade failed with exit status 3

Thanks