package mysql-server-5.7 5.7.22-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

[Vicenzo Cano Cesconetto]

It's probably the same error as 5.7.15-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 and 5.7.16-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 and 5.7.17-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 but I am reporting it just to make sure.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: mysql-server-5.7 5.7.22-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.13.0-43.48~16.04.1-generic 4.13.16
Uname: Linux 4.13.0-43-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.18
Architecture: amd64
Date: Thu Jun 7 13:49:51 2018
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
InstallationDate: Installed on 2018-03-14 (85 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04.4 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20180228)
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: ['ib_buffer_pool', 'sys', 'ib_logfile0', 'ibdata1', 'debian-5.7.flag', 'ib_logfile1', 'first', 'auto.cnf', 'mysql', 'performance_schema']
ProcCmdline: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-4.13.0-43-generic.efi.signed root=UUID=d2d8d12b-9d07-4376-a737-2eec2faf7044 ro acpi=force
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: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
upstart.mysql.override: manual

[Christian Ehrhardt  (paelzer)]

Yes, the log looks like a dup to 1670629
Sadly still not being fixed AFAIK :-/