Ubuntu
mysql-5.7 package

  1. Bug #1901411
  2. Comment #2

Comment 2 for bug 1901411

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Christian Ehrhardt  (paelzer) wrote :

From your log:

ERROR: Unable to start MySQL server:
2020-10-25T14:13:25.927849Z 0 [ERROR] unknown variable 'log_slow_queries=/var/log/mysql/mysql-slow.log'
2020-10-25T14:13:25.932353Z 0 [ERROR] Aborting
Please take a look at https://wiki.debian.org/Teams/MySQL/FAQ for tips on fixing common upgrade issues.

This is a confirugation error that the newer version doesn't support anymore.
Answered plenty of times on the internet like (my first find) https://stackoverflow.com/questions/20136926/why-does-log-slow-queries-break-my-cnf