[Bug 1517822] [NEW] package mysql-server-5.6 5.6.27-0ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: package is in a very bad inconsistent state; you should reinstall it before attempting configuration

[pranay dhondi]

Public bug reported:

This appears often

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 15.10
Package: mysql-server-5.6 5.6.27-0ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-49.83-generic 3.13.11-ckt17
Uname: Linux 3.13.0-49-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx wl
ApportVersion: 2.17.2-0ubuntu1.8
AptOrdering:
 mysql-server-core-5.6: Install
 mysql-server-core-5.6: Configure
 mysql-server-5.6: Configure
 NULL: ConfigurePending
Architecture: amd64
Date: Thu Nov 19 15:36:46 2015
DuplicateSignature: package:mysql-server-5.6:5.6.27-0ubuntu1:package is in a very bad inconsistent state; you should  reinstall it before attempting configuration
ErrorMessage: package is in a very bad inconsistent state; you should  reinstall it before attempting configuration
InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-10-10 (404 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20140417)
Logs.var.log.daemon.log:
 
MySQLConf.etc.mysql.conf.d.mysql.cnf: [mysql]
MySQLConf.etc.mysql.conf.d.mysqld.safe.syslog.cnf:
 [mysqld_safe]
 syslog
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
MySQLConf.etc.mysql.mysql.conf.d.mysqld.safe.syslog.cnf.dpkg.new:
 [mysqld_safe]
 syslog
MySQLVarLibDirListing: ['mysql', 'debian-5.6.flag', 'performance_schema', 'ib_logfile1', 'work', 'auto.cnf', 'debian-5.5.flag', 'ibdata1', 'mysql_upgrade_info', 'ib_logfile0', 'phpmyadmin']
ProcCmdline: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.13.0-49-generic root=UUID=8febab98-e01d-4a67-ac7d-ca28ef0e8610 ro quiet splash acpi_osi=
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.18.2ubuntu5
 apt  1.0.9.7ubuntu4.2
SourcePackage: mysql-5.6
Title: package mysql-server-5.6 5.6.27-0ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: package is in a very bad inconsistent state; you should  reinstall it before attempting configuration
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

** Affects: mysql-5.6 (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: amd64 apport-package need-duplicate-check third-party-packages wily

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  package mysql-server-5.6 5.6.27-0ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade:
  package is in a very bad inconsistent state; you should  reinstall it
  before attempting configuration

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