package mysql-server-5.7 (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 1

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mysql: [ERROR] Could not open required defaults file: /etc/mysql/debian.cnf

mysql: [ERROR] Fatal error in defaults handling. Program aborted!

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 17.04
Package: mysql-server-5.7 (not installed)
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.10.0-21.23-generic 4.10.11
Uname: Linux 4.10.0-21-generic i686
ApportVersion: 2.20.4-0ubuntu4.1
Architecture: i386
Date: Fri May 26 19:41:43 2017
DuplicateSignature:
 package:mysql-server-5.7:(not installed)
 Preparing to unpack .../17-mysql-server-5.7_5.7.18-0ubuntu0.17.04.1_i386.deb ...
 dpkg: error processing archive /tmp/apt-dpkg-install-Kdqq5R/17-mysql-server-5.7_5.7.18-0ubuntu0.17.04.1_i386.deb (--unpack):
  subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 1
ErrorMessage: subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 1
InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-05-26 (0 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Lubuntu 16.10 "Yakkety Yak" - Release i386 (20161012.1)
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.18.10ubuntu2
 apt 1.4
SourcePackage: mysql-5.7
Title: package mysql-server-5.7 (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 1
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to zesty on 2017-05-26 (0 days ago)

[Lars Tangvald (lars-tangvald)]

A possible cause is a partially removed previous installation of MySQL:
/etc/init.d/mysql script is present (this script tries to use /etc/mysql/debian.cnf to ensure any running servers have been shut down), but /etc/mysql/debian.cnf has been removed.

Try deleting /etc/init.d/mysql and reinstalling

[Robie Basak (racb)]

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better.

Since there isn't enough information in your report to differentiate between a local configuration problem and a bug in Ubuntu, I'm marking this bug as Incomplete.

If indeed this is a local configuration problem, you can find pointers to get help for this sort of problem here: http://www.ubuntu.com/support/community

Or if you believe that this is really a bug, then you may find it helpful to read "How to report bugs effectively" http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/bugs.html. We'd be grateful if you would then provide a more complete description of the problem, 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.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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