package mysql-server-8.0 (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: installed mysql-server-8.0 package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 127

[Dhaval Vira]

please resolve this as soon as possible

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.04
Package: mysql-server-8.0 (not installed)
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.4.0-58.64-generic 5.4.73
Uname: Linux 5.4.0-58-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu27.14
Architecture: amd64
CasperMD5CheckResult: skip
Date: Thu Dec 31 16:03:44 2020
DuplicateSignature:
 package:mysql-server-8.0:(not installed)
 Setting up mysql-server-8.0 (8.0.22-0ubuntu0.20.04.3) ...
 /var/lib/dpkg/info/mysql-server-8.0.postinst: line 191: /usr/share/mysql-common/configure-symlinks: No such file or directory
 dpkg: error processing package mysql-server-8.0 (--configure):
  installed mysql-server-8.0 package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 127
ErrorMessage: installed mysql-server-8.0 package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 127
InstallationDate: Installed on 2020-10-20 (72 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 20.04.1 LTS "Focal Fossa" - Release amd64 (20200731)
Python3Details: /usr/bin/python3.8, Python 3.8.5, python3-minimal, 3.8.2-0ubuntu2
PythonDetails: /usr/bin/python2.7, Python 2.7.18, python-is-python2, 2.7.17-4
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.19.7ubuntu3
 apt 2.0.2ubuntu0.2
SourcePackage: mysql-8.0
Title: package mysql-server-8.0 (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: installed mysql-server-8.0 package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 127
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Christian Ehrhardt  (paelzer)]

The logs (not a lot are attached) indicate that this is the same issue as
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/mysql-8.0/+bug/1853082

Most likely either a local file deletion or non-official repositories (breaking the dependencies that would make mysql-common available).

Marking as a dup, please read (and participate if you need more help) the discussion there.