package mysql-server-5.5 5.5.38-0ubuntu0.12.04.1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

[Weedy101]

I had mysql 5.5 installed and working fine, then I received a notice that I did not understand about my system no longer being fully supported and asking me to update. This caused a kernal file update which failed. Since than I have not been able to get my mysql server to start. As a last resort I tried un-installing the server and all other mysql components and then re-installing it again. The un-install appeared to be fine, but I cannot install the meta package that installs the required components again. I get the above error every time.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: mysql-server-5.5 5.5.38-0ubuntu0.12.04.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-32.57~precise1-generic 3.13.11.4
Uname: Linux 3.13.0-32-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu17.6
AptOrdering:
 mysql-server: Remove
 mysql-server-5.5: Configure
Architecture: amd64
Date: Sun Jul 27 23:31:48 2014
DuplicateSignature: package:mysql-server-5.5:5.5.38-0ubuntu0.12.04.1:subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04.4 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release amd64 (20140204)
Logs.var.log.daemon.log:

MarkForUpload: True
MySQLConf.etc.mysql.conf.d.mysqld.safe.syslog.cnf:
 [mysqld_safe]
 syslog
MySQLVarLibDirListing: ['cms', 'indexer', 'mysql_upgrade_info', 'project', 'ib_logfile0', 'ib_logfile1', 'mysql', 'weedy_alpha_1', 'test', 'ibdata1', 'performance_schema', 'debian-5.5.flag']
SourcePackage: mysql-5.5
Title: package mysql-server-5.5 5.5.38-0ubuntu0.12.04.1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)