package mysql-server-5.7 5.7.22-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 failed to install/upgrade: package is in a very bad inconsistent state; you should reinstall it before attempting a removal

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ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: mysql-server-5.7 5.7.22-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.13.0-39.44~16.04.1-generic 4.13.16
Uname: Linux 4.13.0-39-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.16
Architecture: amd64
Date: Thu Apr 26 22:19:37 2018
DpkgTerminalLog:
 Removing mysql-server (5.7.21-0ubuntu0.16.04.1) ...
 dpkg: error processing package mysql-server-5.7 (--purge):
  package is in a very bad inconsistent state; you should
  reinstall it before attempting a removal
DuplicateSignature:
 package:mysql-server-5.7:5.7.22-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
 Removing mysql-server (5.7.21-0ubuntu0.16.04.1) ...
 dpkg: error processing package mysql-server-5.7 (--purge):
  package is in a very bad inconsistent state; you should
ErrorMessage: package is in a very bad inconsistent state; you should reinstall it before attempting a removal
InstallationDate: Installed on 2018-02-22 (63 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04.3 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20170801)
Logs.var.log.daemon.log:

MySQLConf.etc.mysql.conf.d.mysql.cnf: [mysql]
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: ['mysql', 'ibdata1', 'ibtmp1', 'debian-5.7.flag', 'mysql_upgrade_info', 'sys', 'zm', 'auto.cnf', 'performance_schema', 'ib_buffer_pool', 'ib_logfile1', 'ib_logfile0']
ProcCmdline: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-4.13.0-39-generic root=UUID=99eb2d3e-0f7c-4bcf-90a0-7294516e31cb ro quiet splash
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.18.4ubuntu1.4
 apt 1.2.26
SourcePackage: mysql-5.7
Title: package mysql-server-5.7 5.7.22-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 failed to install/upgrade: package is in a very bad inconsistent state; you should reinstall it before attempting a removal
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Christian Ehrhardt  (paelzer)]

Hi,
I can't find much more on your error in the logs than the error message.
Usually it is good to follow a guide like [1] (but adapted to your package being mysql-server-5.7) in such cases.

If that still fails you please report the full terminal output you got while doing so here.

[Christian Ehrhardt  (paelzer)]

Forgot the link:

[1]: https://askubuntu.com/questions/148715/how-to-fix-package-is-in-a-very-bad-inconsistent-state-error/510887

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