package mysql-server-5.5 5.5.29-0ubuntu0.12.04.1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

[Alex F.M Amulike]

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
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of mysql-server:
 mysql-server depends on mysql-server-5.5; however:
  Package mysql-server-5.5 is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing mysql-server (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
No apport report written because the error message indicates its a followup error from a previous failure.
                          E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: mysql-server-5.5 5.5.29-0ubuntu0.12.04.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-36.57-generic-pae 3.2.35
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-36-generic-pae i686
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu17.1
Architecture: i386
Date: Sat Feb 2 15:40:23 2013
DpkgHistoryLog:
 Start-Date: 2013-02-02 15:39:14
 Commandline: apt-get install mysql-server mysql-client
 Install: mysql-client:i386 (5.5.29-0ubuntu0.12.04.1), libnet-daemon-perl:i386 (0.48-1, automatic), libhtml-template-perl:i386 (2.10-1, automatic), libdbi-perl:i386 (1.616-1build2, automatic), mysql-client-core-5.5:i386 (5.5.29-0ubuntu0.12.04.1, automatic), libdbd-mysql-perl:i386 (4.020-1build2, automatic), mysql-server-5.5:i386 (5.5.29-0ubuntu0.12.04.1, automatic), mysql-common:i386 (5.5.29-0ubuntu0.12.04.1, automatic), mysql-client-5.5:i386 (5.5.29-0ubuntu0.12.04.1, automatic), libplrpc-perl:i386 (0.2020-2, automatic), mysql-server-core-5.5:i386 (5.5.29-0ubuntu0.12.04.1, automatic), mysql-server:i386 (5.5.29-0ubuntu0.12.04.1), libmysqlclient18:i386 (5.5.29-0ubuntu0.12.04.1, automatic)
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release i386 (20120817.3)
Logs.var.log.daemon.log:

Logs.var.log.kern.log:
 Feb 2 15:40:19 Mwakatundu-Jr kernel: [ 3109.911774] type=1400 audit(1359808819.722:24): apparmor="STATUS" operation="profile_load" name="/usr/sbin/mysqld" pid=27768 comm="apparmor_parser"
 Feb 2 15:40:19 Mwakatundu-Jr kernel: [ 3110.079322] type=1400 audit(1359808819.890:25): apparmor="STATUS" operation="profile_replace" name="/usr/sbin/mysqld" pid=27802 comm="apparmor_parser"
 Feb 2 15:40:20 Mwakatundu-Jr kernel: [ 3110.359397] type=1400 audit(1359808820.170:26): apparmor="STATUS" operation="profile_replace" name="/usr/sbin/mysqld" pid=27822 comm="apparmor_parser"
 Feb 2 15:40:21 Mwakatundu-Jr kernel: [ 3111.422918] type=1400 audit(1359808821.234:27): apparmor="STATUS" operation="profile_replace" name="/usr/sbin/mysqld" pid=27850 comm="apparmor_parser"
MarkForUpload: True
MySQLConf.etc.mysql.conf.d.mysqld.safe.syslog.cnf:
 [mysqld_safe]
 syslog
MySQLVarLibDirListing: ['mysql', 'debian-5.5.flag', 'test', 'performance_schema', 'ibdata1', 'ib_logfile0', 'ib_logfile1']
SourcePackage: mysql-5.5
Title: package mysql-server-5.5 5.5.29-0ubuntu0.12.04.1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)