[Bug 1308324] [NEW] package mysql-server-5.5 (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 1

[Colin Church]

Public bug reported:

This is the same type of failure but I am running Ubuntu 14.04.
I also get notification of broken packages which cannot be fixed

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
Package: mysql-server-5.5 (not installed)
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-20.42-generic 3.13.7
Uname: Linux 3.13.0-20-generic i686
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3
AptOrdering:
 mysql-server: Purge
 mysql-client: Purge
 mysql-server-5.5: Install
 mysql-server-5.5: Configure
Architecture: i386
Date: Wed Apr 16 13:21:31 2014
DuplicateSignature: package:mysql-server-5.5:(not installed):subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 1
ErrorMessage: subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 1
SourcePackage: mysql-5.5
Title: package mysql-server-5.5 (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 1
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

** Affects: mysql-5.5 (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: apport-package i386 need-duplicate-check trusty

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  package mysql-server-5.5 (not installed) failed to install/upgrade:
  subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 1

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