package mysql-server-5.7 5.7.11-0ubuntu6 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

[Carlos J. Costa]

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ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: mysql-server-5.7 5.7.11-0ubuntu6
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.10.0-42.46~16.04.1-generic 4.10.17
Uname: Linux 4.10.0-42-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.14
AptOrdering:
 mysql-server-5.7: Configure
 mysql-server: Configure
 NULL: ConfigurePending
Architecture: amd64
Date: Tue Jan 2 15:21:52 2018
DpkgTerminalLog:
 Setting up mysql-server-5.7 (5.7.11-0ubuntu6) ...
 /var/lib/dpkg/info/mysql-server-5.7.postinst: line 112: /usr/share/mysql-common/configure-symlinks: No such file or directory
 dpkg: error processing package mysql-server-5.7 (--configure):
  subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
DuplicateSignature:
 package:mysql-server-5.7:5.7.11-0ubuntu6
 Setting up mysql-server-5.7 (5.7.11-0ubuntu6) ...
 /var/lib/dpkg/info/mysql-server-5.7.postinst: line 112: /usr/share/mysql-common/configure-symlinks: No such file or directory
 dpkg: error processing package mysql-server-5.7 (--configure):
  subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-08-08 (147 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04.3 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20170801)
Logs.var.log.daemon.log:

MySQLConf.etc.mysql.mysql.conf.d.mysqld_safe_syslog.cnf:
 [mysqld_safe]
 syslog
MySQLVarLibDirListing: ['multi-master.info', 'performance_schema', 'aria_log_control', 'ib_logfile1', 'ibtmp1', 'carlos-GL502VSK.err', 'ib_buffer_pool', 'ibdata1', 'ib_logfile0', 'phpmyadmin', 'aria_log.00000001', 'mysql']
ProcCmdline: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-4.10.0-42-generic.efi.signed root=UUID=b57108db-efdb-46f8-a3c7-03da8515f3cd ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.18.4ubuntu1.3
 apt 1.2.24
SourcePackage: mysql-5.7
Title: package mysql-server-5.7 5.7.11-0ubuntu6 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Joshua Powers (powersj)]

From terminal log:

/var/lib/dpkg/info/mysql-server-5.7.postinst: line 112: /usr/share/mysql-common/configure-symlinks: No such file or directory
 dpkg: error processing package mysql-server-5.7 (--configure):
  subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

[Joshua Powers (powersj)]

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

Looks like the install failed on the line above. Can you run
`sudo apt install -f` to determine if there continue to be any other
issues?

Since there is not enough information in your report to begin triage or to
differentiate between a local configuration problem and a bug in Ubuntu, I
am marking this bug as "Incomplete". We would be grateful if you would:
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".

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.]