It was due to an issue with mysql /etc/mysql/my.cnf.fallback file. This bug can be closed.
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to less in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1898690 Title: package less 487-0.1 failed to install/upgrade: new less package pre- installation script subprocess returned error exit status 2 Status in less package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: Ocurred during bionic to focal upgrade. ProblemType: Package DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.04 Package: less 487-0.1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.15.0-118.119-generic 4.15.18 Uname: Linux 4.15.0-118-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu27.9 Architecture: amd64 CasperMD5CheckResult: skip Date: Tue Oct 6 09:47:23 2020 DuplicateSignature: package:less:487-0.1 Preparing to unpack .../007-less_551-1ubuntu0.1_amd64.deb ... update-alternatives: error: cannot stat file '/etc/mysql/my.cnf.fallback': Too many levels of symbolic links dpkg: error processing archive /tmp/apt-dpkg-install-W2kFIm/007-less_551-1ubuntu0.1_amd64.deb (--unpack): new less package pre-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 2 Ec2AMI: ami-00000002 Ec2AMIManifest: FIXME Ec2AvailabilityZone: nova Ec2InstanceType: vps-cloud-2 Ec2Kernel: unavailable Ec2Ramdisk: unavailable ErrorMessage: new less package pre-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 2 Python3Details: /usr/bin/python3.8, Python 3.8.2, python3-minimal, 3.8.2-0ubuntu2 PythonDetails: /usr/bin/python2.7, Python 2.7.18rc1, python-is-python2, 2.7.17-4 RelatedPackageVersions: dpkg 1.19.7ubuntu3 apt 2.0.2ubuntu0.1 SourcePackage: less Title: package less 487-0.1 failed to install/upgrade: new less package pre-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 2 UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to focal on 2020-10-06 (0 days ago) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/less/+bug/1898690/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages Post to : touch-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
