package mysql-server-5.7 5.7.19-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

[sambo63]

Same problem, so do I need to just reinstall package and lost my database? Is there a way to create a new config script to update package

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: mysql-server-5.7 5.7.19-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-88.111-generic 4.4.76
Uname: Linux 4.4.0-88-generic i686
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_uvm nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.10
Architecture: i386
Date: Tue Aug 1 16:21:32 2017
DpkgHistoryLog:
 Start-Date: 2017-08-01 16:19:18
 Commandline: aptdaemon role='role-commit-packages' sender=':1.103'
 Upgrade: libimage-magick-perl:i386 (8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.8, 8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.9), libimage-magick-q16-perl:i386 (8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.8, 8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.9), imagemagick:i386 (8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.8, 8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.9), libmagickwand-6.q16-2:i386 (8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.8, 8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.9), imagemagick-6.q16:i386 (8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.8, 8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.9), imagemagick-doc:i386 (8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.8, 8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.9), libmagickcore-6.q16-2-extra:i386 (8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.8, 8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.9), libmagickcore-6.q16-2:i386 (8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.8, 8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.9), unattended-upgrades:i386 (0.90ubuntu0.6, 0.90ubuntu0.7), imagemagick-common:i386 (8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.8, 8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.9), libmagick++-6.q16-5v5:i386 (8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.8, 8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.9), perlmagick:i386 (8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.8, 8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.9), base-files:i386 (9.4ubuntu4.4, 9.4ubuntu4.5)
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-11-12 (1357 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.10 "Saucy Salamander" - Release i386 (20131016.1)
Logs.var.log.daemon.log:

MySQLConf.etc.mysql.conf.d.mysql.cnf: [mysql]
MySQLConf.etc.mysql.conf.d.mysqld_safe_syslog.cnf:
 [mysqld_safe]
 syslog
MySQLConf.etc.mysql.conf.d.mysqldump.cnf:
 [mysqldump]
 quick
 quote-names
 max_allowed_packet = 16M
MySQLConf.etc.mysql.mysql.conf.d.mysqld_safe_syslog.cnf:
 [mysqld_safe]
 syslog
MySQLVarLibDirListing: ['ibdata1', 'test', 'ib_logfile0', 'cake_schema', 'sys', 'debian-5.7.flag', 'performance_schema', 'ib_buffer_pool', 'mysql', 'auto.cnf', 'debian-5.5.flag', 'mysql_upgrade_info', 'cake_blog', 'ib_logfile1']
ProcCmdline: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-4.4.0-88-generic root=UUID=494a45c6-d555-48f1-a9d2-01d5264e5b52 ro quiet splash
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.18.4ubuntu1.2
 apt 1.2.24
SourcePackage: mysql-5.7
Title: package mysql-server-5.7 5.7.19-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
modified.conffile..etc.init.mysql.conf: [modified]
mtime.conffile..etc.init.mysql.conf: 2017-04-03T00:59:08.734247
upstart.mysql.override: manual

[sambo63 (ridge1234-au)]

My email address is dmgaust at gmail dot com
for all correspondence.

[Joshua Powers (powersj)]

Thanks for taking the time to file this bug. This looks very much like LP: #1670629 so I am marking this as a duplicate of that bug. If you disagree or have reason to believe that this is not the case, please feel free to respond below stating why and provide additional information detailing your thinking. Also please see the duplicate bug for more details here.