[Bug 1397108] [NEW] package mysql-server-5.5 5.5.40-0ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 1

[Bro-vaughan]

Public bug reported:

upgrading from xubuntu 14.04 to 14.10

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.10
Package: mysql-server-5.5 5.5.40-0ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.16.0-26.34-lowlatency 3.16.7-ckt1
Uname: Linux 3.16.0-26-lowlatency i686
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.14.7-0ubuntu8
Architecture: i386
Date: Tue Nov 25 09:47:48 2014
DuplicateSignature: package:mysql-server-5.5:5.5.40-0ubuntu1:subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 1
ErrorMessage: subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 1
InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-04-21 (220 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Xubuntu 14.04 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release i386 (20140416.2)
Logs.var.log.daemon.log:
 
MySQLConf.etc.mysql.conf.d..keepme: 
MySQLConf.etc.mysql.conf.d.mysqld.safe.syslog.cnf:
 [mysqld_safe]
 syslog
MySQLVarLibDirListing: ['ibdata1', 'mysql_upgrade_info', 'ib_logfile1', 'ib_logfile0', 'test', 'debian-5.5.flag', 'sambc', 'performance_schema', 'phpmyadmin', 'mysql']
ProcCmdline: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.16.0-26-lowlatency root=UUID=2a42d79d-d1d7-4a3b-8aef-ae2305e788ed ro quiet splash
SourcePackage: mysql-5.5
Title: package mysql-server-5.5 5.5.40-0ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 1
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to utopic on 2014-11-24 (3 days ago)

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


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

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  package mysql-server-5.5 5.5.40-0ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade:
  subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 1

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