package mysql-client-5.7 5.7.17-0ubuntu0.16.04.2 failed to install/upgrade: conflicting packages - not installing mysql-client-5.7

[Vinoth Rc]

package mysql-client-5.7 5.7.17-0ubuntu0.16.04.2 failed to install/upgrade: conflicting packages - not installing mysql-client-5.7

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: mysql-client-5.7 5.7.17-0ubuntu0.16.04.2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-72.93-generic 4.4.49
Uname: Linux 4.4.0-72-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.5
Architecture: amd64
Date: Mon Apr 24 11:41:23 2017
ErrorMessage: conflicting packages - not installing mysql-client-5.7
InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-03-15 (39 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04.1 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20160719)
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.18.4ubuntu1.1
 apt 1.2.19
SourcePackage: mysql-5.7
Title: package mysql-client-5.7 5.7.17-0ubuntu0.16.04.2 failed to install/upgrade: conflicting packages - not installing mysql-client-5.7
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Joshua Powers (powersj)]

From terminal log:

dpkg: regarding .../mysql-client-5.7_5.7.17-0ubuntu0.16.04.2_amd64.deb containing mysql-client-5.7:
 mysql-client-5.7 conflicts with virtual-mysql-client
  mariadb-client-10.0 provides virtual-mysql-client and is present and unpacked but not configured.

[Joshua Powers (powersj)]

Thank you for taking the time to file a bug report.

It looks like you had mariadb installed at one point. Mariadb and
installing mysql from ubuntu will conflict. To get passed this you
need to remove all the mariadb packages first, and then attempt to
install mysql again.

Since it seems likely to me that this is a local configuration problem,
rather than a bug in Ubuntu, I am marking this bug as 'Incomplete'.

However, if you believe that this is really a bug in Ubuntu, then we
would be grateful if you would provide a more complete description of
the problem with steps to reproduce, explain why you believe this is a
bug in Ubuntu rather than a problem specific to your system, and then
change the bug status back to "New".

For local configuration issues, you can find assistance here:
http://www.ubuntu.com/support/community

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

[Expired for mysql-5.7 (Ubuntu) because there has been no activity for 60 days.]