mysql 5.7 – upgrade from 15.10 to 16.04 failed

[deryco]

I was upgrading and initially had a problem with mysql-server-5.7 stopping the upgrade because I had mariadb-server installed. So i installed mariadb-server which allowed "sudo apt-get -f install" to finish. Now when I boot it doesn't fully boot. I'm left with a blank screen and I have to manually trigger startx which I get a black screen with some pop-up errors. one of them says "All shell packages missing. This is an installation issue, please contact your distribution".

[Flames_in_Paradise (ellisistfroh-deactivatedaccount)]

Listed on Ubuntu-Release-Notes [1]

Kubuntu's RN 16.04 still missing that link?

[1] https://wiki.ubuntu.com/XenialXerus/ReleaseNotes#MySQL_5.7

[Flames_in_Paradise (ellisistfroh-deactivatedaccount)]

That you don't get a graphical interface is another issue. I've read somewhere that if you attach a second external monitor it would work. Have you tried recovery-mode from GRUB-menu?

Also w/o more details what flavour of Ubuntu this regards and details on HW (at least graphics card) involved no-one can help.

[Jeremielapuree (jeremielapuree)]

I hve this issue too with a fresh install of Kubuntu 16.04
This is a critical bug. Please, fix it.

[Ovidiu-Florin BOGDAN (ovidiu-florin)]

Added Ubuntu Release Notes link in the Kubuntu Release Notes.