package mysql-server-8.0 8.0.37-0ubuntu0.24.04.1 failed to install/upgrade: installed mysql-server-8.0 package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1

[Dave]

Created symlink /etc/systemd/system/multi-user.target.wants/mysql.service → /usr/lib/systemd/system/mysql.service.
Job for mysql.service failed because the control process exited with error code.
See "systemctl status mysql.service" and "journalctl -xeu mysql.service" for details.
invoke-rc.d: initscript mysql, action "start" failed.
● mysql.service - MySQL Community Server
     Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/mysql.service; enabled; preset: enabled)
     Active: activating (auto-restart) (Result: exit-code) since Sat 2024-07-27 17:10:16 BST; 6ms ago
    Process: 12460 ExecStartPre=/usr/share/mysql/mysql-systemd-start pre (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS)
    Process: 12469 ExecStart=/usr/sbin/mysqld (code=exited, status=1/FAILURE)
   Main PID: 12469 (code=exited, status=1/FAILURE)
     Status: "Server shutdown complete"
      Error: 98 (Address already in use)
        CPU: 665ms
dpkg: error processing package mysql-server-8.0 (--configure):
 installed mysql-server-8.0 package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1
No apport report written because the error message indicates its a followup error from a previous failure.
                          dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of mysql-server:
 mysql-server depends on mysql-server-8.0; however:
  Package mysql-server-8.0 is not configured yet.

dpkg: error processing package mysql-server (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Processing triggers for man-db (2.12.0-4build2) ...
Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.39-0ubuntu8.2) ...
Errors were encountered while processing:
 mysql-server-8.0
 mysql-server
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
root@dave-OptiPlex-3060:~# sudo systemctl start mysql
Job for mysql.service failed because the control process exited with error code.
See "systemctl status mysql.service" and "journalctl -xeu mysql.service" for details.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 24.04
Package: mysql-server-8.0 8.0.37-0ubuntu0.24.04.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 6.8.0-39.39-generic 6.8.8
Uname: Linux 6.8.0-39-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.28.1-0ubuntu3
Architecture: amd64
CasperMD5CheckResult: pass
Date: Sat Jul 27 17:10:16 2024
ErrorMessage: installed mysql-server-8.0 package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1
InstallationDate: Installed on 2024-07-26 (1 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 24.04 LTS "Noble Numbat" - Release amd64 (20240424)
Logs.var.log.daemon.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.my.cnf: my.cnf links to /etc/mysql/mysql.cnf
MySQLConf.etc.mysql.mysql.conf.d.reset-mysql-password.cnf:
 [mysqld]
 skip-grant-tablesskip-grant-tables
ProcCmdline: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-6.8.0-39-generic root=UUID=e00809a4-0b76-4fcb-84bd-c01a25cb3f61 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
Python3Details: /usr/bin/python3.12, Python 3.12.3, python3-minimal, 3.12.3-0ubuntu1
PythonDetails: N/A
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.22.6ubuntu6
 apt 2.7.14build2
SourcePackage: mysql-8.0
Title: package mysql-server-8.0 8.0.37-0ubuntu0.24.04.1 failed to install/upgrade: installed mysql-server-8.0 package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)