package mysql-server-5.7 5.7.23-2ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: new mysql-server-5.7 package pre-removal script subprocess returned error exit status 1

[Vincent Tampos]

Crashed when updating

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.10
Package: mysql-server-5.7 5.7.23-2ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.18.0-10.11-generic 4.18.12
Uname: Linux 4.18.0-10-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.10-0ubuntu13
AptOrdering:
 mysql-server-5.7:amd64: Install
 mysql-server-core-5.7:amd64: Install
 NULL: ConfigurePending
Architecture: amd64
Date: Sun Oct 28 00:05:13 2018
ErrorMessage: new mysql-server-5.7 package pre-removal script subprocess returned error exit status 1
InstallationDate: Installed on 2018-10-16 (11 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 18.04.1 LTS "Bionic Beaver" - Release amd64 (20180725)
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_logfile1', 'sys', 'debian-5.7.flag', 'techcore', 'auto.cnf', 'kipes', 'clock', 'ibtmp1', 'phpmyadmin', 'mysql_upgrade_info', 'ib_buffer_pool', 'ibdata1', 'mysql', 'ib_logfile0', 'performance_schema']
ProcCmdline: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-4.18.0-10-generic root=UUID=5080d707-88cc-4d0b-bd46-571b1cf06bac ro quiet splash vt.handoff=1
Python3Details: /usr/bin/python3.6, Python 3.6.7rc1, python3-minimal, 3.6.6-1
PythonDetails: /usr/bin/python2.7, Python 2.7.15+, python-minimal, 2.7.15-3
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.19.0.5ubuntu5
 apt 1.7.0
SourcePackage: mysql-5.7
Title: package mysql-server-5.7 5.7.23-2ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: new mysql-server-5.7 package pre-removal script subprocess returned error exit status 1
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to cosmic on 2018-10-21 (6 days ago)