package phpmyadmin 4:4.6.6-5 failed to install/upgrade: installed phpmyadmin package pre-removal script subprocess returned error exit status 1

[Ronaldo satyro]

após atualização do pacote automático apache e php7, phpmyadmin não funciona mais.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.04
Package: phpmyadmin 4:4.6.6-5
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.15.0-20.21-generic 4.15.17
Uname: Linux 4.15.0-20-generic i686
ApportVersion: 2.20.9-0ubuntu7
AptOrdering:
 phpmyadmin:i386: Purge
 NULL: ConfigurePending
 NULL: PurgePending
 NULL: ConfigurePending
Architecture: i386
Date: Wed May 2 09:41:45 2018
ErrorMessage: installed phpmyadmin package pre-removal script subprocess returned error exit status 1
InstallationDate: Installed on 2018-04-30 (2 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Lubuntu 18.04 LTS "Bionic Beaver" - Release i386 (20180426)
PackageArchitecture: all
Python3Details: /usr/bin/python3.6, Python 3.6.5, python3-minimal, 3.6.5-3
PythonDetails: /usr/bin/python2.7, Python 2.7.15rc1, python-minimal, 2.7.15~rc1-1
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.19.0.5ubuntu2
 apt 1.6.1
SourcePackage: phpmyadmin
Title: package phpmyadmin 4:4.6.6-5 failed to install/upgrade: installed phpmyadmin package pre-removal script subprocess returned error exit status 1
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Brian Murray (brian-murray)]

There was an issue connecting to the mysql server:

 phpmyadmin to /var/tmp/phpmyadmin.phpmyadmin.2018-05-02-09.41.mysql.U2iAIw.^M
ERROR 2002 (HY000): Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket '/var/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock' (2).^M
unable to connect to mysql server.^M
error encountered dumping database:^M
ERROR 2002 (HY000): Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket '/var/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock' (2)^M

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.