package mysql-server (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: problèmes de dépendances - laissé non configuré

[MESTACK Georges-Claude]

problème d'installation et de suppressions successices

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: mysql-server (not installed)
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-62.83-generic 4.4.40
Uname: Linux 4.4.0-62-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.5
Architecture: amd64
Date: Fri Feb 10 08:19:56 2017
ErrorMessage: problèmes de dépendances - laissé non configuré
InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-10-31 (102 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20160420.1)
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.18.4ubuntu1.1
 apt 1.2.19
SourcePackage: mysql-5.7
Title: package mysql-server (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: problèmes de dépendances - laissé non configuré
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Christian Ehrhardt  (paelzer)]

From the log:
/var/lib/dpkg/info/mysql-server-5.7.postinst: ligne 143: /usr/share/mysql-common/configure-symlinks: Aucun fichier ou dossier de ce type

I've seen this recently, let me look ...

[Christian Ehrhardt  (paelzer)]

Yeah, seems to be a 5.7 reoccuring of a 5.6 issue in bug 1455818

[Christian Ehrhardt  (paelzer)]

I'm closing this as a dup, could you try the workarounds listed there.
Then eventually please state what worked/or-not and that this applies to 5.7 for you.
There was recent activity there which already reopened it.

[Christian Ehrhardt  (paelzer)]

From there we can open a new bug once Robie and Lars looked at it in Detail

[Christian Ehrhardt  (paelzer)]

Also look at https://bugs.mysql.com/bug.php?id=82198

There is a newer one for 5.7 at bug 1585153

I'll remove my dup and let you check the workarounds and references first.