package mariadb-common 1:10.6.12-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 failed to install/upgrade: installed mariadb-common package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 2

[Nivedh Udayasing]

idont understand this

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 22.04
Package: mariadb-common 1:10.6.12-0ubuntu0.22.04.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.19.0-41.42~22.04.1-generic 5.19.17
Uname: Linux 5.19.0-41-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_modeset nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu82.4
Architecture: amd64
CasperMD5CheckResult: pass
Date: Sun May 21 18:32:56 2023
Dependencies: mysql-common 5.8+1.0.8
ErrorMessage: installed mariadb-common package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 2
InstallationDate: Installed on 2023-02-15 (94 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS "Jammy Jellyfish" - Release amd64 (20220809.1)
PackageArchitecture: all
Python3Details: /usr/bin/python3.10, Python 3.10.6, python3-minimal, 3.10.6-1~22.04
PythonDetails: N/A
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.21.1ubuntu2.1
 apt 2.4.9
SourcePackage: mariadb-10.6
Title: package mariadb-common 1:10.6.12-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 failed to install/upgrade: installed mariadb-common package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 2
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
modified.conffile..etc.mysql.mariadb.cnf: [deleted]

[Faustin (fauust)]

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[subhash keshav (subhash88)]

I am using ubuntu on parallels on macbook m2

[Otto Kekäläinen (otto)]

The dpkg terminal log shows:

Unpacking mariadb-client-core-10.6 (1:10.6.12-0ubuntu0.22.04.1) ...
Setting up mysql-common (5.8+1.0.8) ...
update-alternatives: using /etc/mysql/my.cnf.fallback to provide /etc/mysql/my.cnf (my.cnf) in auto mode
Setting up mariadb-common (1:10.6.12-0ubuntu0.22.04.1) ...
update-alternatives: error: alternative path /etc/mysql/mariadb.cnf doesn't exist
dpkg: error processing package mariadb-common (--configure):
 installed mariadb-common package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 2

Note '/etc/mysql/mariadb.cnf doesn't exist'

Seems you deleted of heavily customized folders or files in /etc/mysql which caused this. Steps to recover depends on what update-alternative steps you have currently in effect and what 'find /etc/mysql -ls' shows now as the file and directory structure.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

[Expired for mariadb-10.6 (Ubuntu) because there has been no activity for 60 days.]