package mysql-server-5.5 (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

[xjmarui]

i use command `sudo apt-get install mysql-server` to install a mysql server. but apt-get couldn`t install that server programe .i have no idea

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: mysql-server-5.5 (not installed)
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-26.41-generic 3.2.19
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-26-generic i686
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu10
Architecture: i386
Date: Wed Jun 13 22:07:28 2012
DuplicateSignature:
 Setting up mysql-server-5.5 (5.5.24-0ubuntu0.12.04.1) ...
 start: Job failed to start
 invoke-rc.d: initscript mysql, action "start" failed.
 dpkg: error processing mysql-server-5.5 (--configure):
  subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release i386 (20111012)
SourcePackage: mysql-5.5
Title: package mysql-server-5.5 (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2012-04-29 (51 days ago)
modified.conffile..etc.mysql.conf.d.mysqld.safe.syslog.cnf: [deleted]
modified.conffile..etc.mysql.debian.start: [deleted]

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