root@db:~# apt install mysql-server Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done The following additional packages will be installed: libaio1 libcgi-fast-perl libcgi-pm-perl libencode-locale-perl libfcgi-perl libhtml-parser-perl libhtml-tagset-perl libhtml-template-perl libhttp-date-perl libhttp-message-perl libio-html-perl liblwp-mediatypes-perl libtimedate-perl liburi-perl mysql-client-5.7 mysql-client-core-5.7 mysql-common mysql-server-5.7 mysql-server-core-5.7 Suggested packages: libdata-dump-perl libipc-sharedcache-perl libwww-perl mailx tinyca The following NEW packages will be installed: libaio1 libcgi-fast-perl libcgi-pm-perl libencode-locale-perl libfcgi-perl libhtml-parser-perl libhtml-tagset-perl libhtml-template-perl libhttp-date-perl libhttp-message-perl libio-html-perl liblwp-mediatypes-perl libtimedate-perl liburi-perl mysql-client-5.7 mysql-client-core-5.7 mysql-common mysql-server mysql-server-5.7 mysql-server-core-5.7 0 upgraded, 20 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded. Need to get 18.6 MB of archives. After this operation, 162 MB of additional disk space will be used. Do you want to continue? [Y/n] Get:1 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-updates/main amd64 mysql-common all 5.7.12-0ubuntu1 [17.0 kB] Get:2 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial/main amd64 libaio1 amd64 0.3.110-2 [6356 B] Get:3 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-updates/main amd64 mysql-client-core-5.7 amd64 5.7.12-0ubuntu1 [6122 kB] Get:4 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-updates/main amd64 mysql-client-5.7 amd64 5.7.12-0ubuntu1 [1693 kB] Get:5 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-updates/main amd64 mysql-server-core-5.7 amd64 5.7.12-0ubuntu1 [7503 kB] Get:6 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-updates/main amd64 mysql-server-5.7 amd64 5.7.12-0ubuntu1 [2584 kB] Get:7 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial/main amd64 libhtml-tagset-perl all 3.20-2 [13.5 kB] Get:8 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial/main amd64 liburi-perl all 1.71-1 [76.9 kB] Get:9 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial/main amd64 libhtml-parser-perl amd64 3.72-1 [86.1 kB] Get:10 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial/main amd64 libcgi-pm-perl all 4.26-1 [185 kB] Get:11 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial/main amd64 libfcgi-perl amd64 0.77-1build1 [32.3 kB] Get:12 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial/main amd64 libcgi-fast-perl all 1:2.10-1 [10.2 kB] Get:13 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial/main amd64 libencode-locale-perl all 1.05-1 [12.3 kB] Get:14 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial/main amd64 libhtml-template-perl all 2.95-2 [60.4 kB] Get:15 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial/main amd64 libtimedate-perl all 2.3000-2 [37.5 kB] Get:16 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial/main amd64 libhttp-date-perl all 6.02-1 [10.4 kB] Get:17 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial/main amd64 libio-html-perl all 1.001-1 [14.9 kB] Get:18 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial/main amd64 liblwp-mediatypes-perl all 6.02-1 [21.7 kB] Get:19 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial/main amd64 libhttp-message-perl all 6.11-1 [74.3 kB] Get:20 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-updates/main amd64 mysql-server all 5.7.12-0ubuntu1 [10.1 kB] Fetched 18.6 MB in 0s (40.6 MB/s) Preconfiguring packages ... Selecting previously unselected package mysql-common. (Reading database ... 25405 files and directories currently installed.) Preparing to unpack .../mysql-common_5.7.12-0ubuntu1_all.deb ... Unpacking mysql-common (5.7.12-0ubuntu1) ... Selecting previously unselected package libaio1:amd64. Preparing to unpack .../libaio1_0.3.110-2_amd64.deb ... Unpacking libaio1:amd64 (0.3.110-2) ... Selecting previously unselected package mysql-client-core-5.7. Preparing to unpack .../mysql-client-core-5.7_5.7.12-0ubuntu1_amd64.deb ... Unpacking mysql-client-core-5.7 (5.7.12-0ubuntu1) ... Selecting previously unselected package mysql-client-5.7. Preparing to unpack .../mysql-client-5.7_5.7.12-0ubuntu1_amd64.deb ... Unpacking mysql-client-5.7 (5.7.12-0ubuntu1) ... Selecting previously unselected package mysql-server-core-5.7. Preparing to unpack .../mysql-server-core-5.7_5.7.12-0ubuntu1_amd64.deb ... Unpacking mysql-server-core-5.7 (5.7.12-0ubuntu1) ... Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.23-0ubuntu3) ... Processing triggers for man-db (2.7.5-1) ... Setting up mysql-common (5.7.12-0ubuntu1) ... update-alternatives: using /etc/mysql/my.cnf.fallback to provide /etc/mysql/my.cnf (my.cnf) in auto mode Selecting previously unselected package mysql-server-5.7. (Reading database ... 25569 files and directories currently installed.) Preparing to unpack .../mysql-server-5.7_5.7.12-0ubuntu1_amd64.deb ... Unpacking mysql-server-5.7 (5.7.12-0ubuntu1) ... Selecting previously unselected package libhtml-tagset-perl. Preparing to unpack .../libhtml-tagset-perl_3.20-2_all.deb ... Unpacking libhtml-tagset-perl (3.20-2) ... Selecting previously unselected package liburi-perl. Preparing to unpack .../liburi-perl_1.71-1_all.deb ... Unpacking liburi-perl (1.71-1) ... Selecting previously unselected package libhtml-parser-perl. Preparing to unpack .../libhtml-parser-perl_3.72-1_amd64.deb ... Unpacking libhtml-parser-perl (3.72-1) ... 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Setting up libaio1:amd64 (0.3.110-2) ... Setting up mysql-client-core-5.7 (5.7.12-0ubuntu1) ... Setting up mysql-client-5.7 (5.7.12-0ubuntu1) ... Setting up mysql-server-core-5.7 (5.7.12-0ubuntu1) ... Setting up mysql-server-5.7 (5.7.12-0ubuntu1) ... update-alternatives: using /etc/mysql/mysql.cnf to provide /etc/mysql/my.cnf (my.cnf) in auto mode Job for mysql.service failed because the control process exited with error code. See "systemctl status mysql.service" and "journalctl -xe" for details. invoke-rc.d: initscript mysql, action "start" failed. dpkg: error processing package mysql-server-5.7 (--configure): subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1 Setting up libhtml-tagset-perl (3.20-2) ... Setting up liburi-perl (1.71-1) ... Setting up libhtml-parser-perl (3.72-1) ... Setting up libcgi-pm-perl (4.26-1) ... Setting up libfcgi-perl (0.77-1build1) ... Setting up libcgi-fast-perl (1:2.10-1) ... Setting up libencode-locale-perl (1.05-1) ... Setting up libhtml-template-perl (2.95-2) ... Setting up libtimedate-perl (2.3000-2) ... Setting up libhttp-date-perl (6.02-1) ... Setting up libio-html-perl (1.001-1) ... Setting up liblwp-mediatypes-perl (6.02-1) ... Setting up libhttp-message-perl (6.11-1) ... dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of mysql-server: mysql-server depends on mysql-server-5.7; however: Package mysql-server-5.7 is not configured yet. dpkg: error processing package mysql-server (--configure): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured No apport report written because the error message indicates its a followup error from a previous failure. Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.23-0ubuntu3) ... Processing triggers for systemd (229-4ubuntu5) ... Processing triggers for ureadahead (0.100.0-19) ... Errors were encountered while processing: mysql-server-5.7 mysql-server E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)