Public bug reported: upgrade to 16.04 was failing due to mysql, so i removed mysql. while doing autoremove it is giving this error.
ProblemType: Package DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04 Package: mysql-server-5.7 5.7.11-0ubuntu6 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.2.0-35.40-generic 4.2.8-ckt5 Uname: Linux 4.2.0-35-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.19.1-0ubuntu5 Architecture: amd64 Date: Fri Apr 29 09:57:07 2016 DuplicateSignature: package:mysql-server-5.7:5.7.11-0ubuntu6:subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2 ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2 InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-08-22 (616 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04.1 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20140722.2) Logs.var.log.daemon.log: MySQLConf.etc.mysql.my.cnf: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/etc/mysql/my.cnf' MySQLConf.etc.mysql.mysql.cnf: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/etc/mysql/mysql.cnf' ProcCmdline: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-4.2.0-35-generic.efi.signed root=UUID=22854a31-5df9-4f64-b892-e153f2291d61 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7 RelatedPackageVersions: dpkg 1.18.2ubuntu5.1 apt 1.2.10ubuntu1 SourcePackage: mysql-5.7 Title: package mysql-server-5.7 5.7.11-0ubuntu6 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2 UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to xenial on 2016-04-29 (0 days ago) modified.conffile..etc.mysql.debian.start: [deleted] modified.conffile..etc.mysql.mysql.cnf: [deleted] modified.conffile..etc.mysql.mysql.conf.d.mysqld.cnf: [deleted] modified.conffile..etc.mysql.mysql.conf.d.mysqld.safe.syslog.cnf: [deleted] ** Affects: mysql-5.7 (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-package need-duplicate-check third-party-packages xenial -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1576504 Title: package mysql-server-5.7 5.7.11-0ubuntu6 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/mysql-5.7/+bug/1576504/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs