Apparently what had solved my problem is the following: 1925 sudo apt-get purge mysql-server mysql-client 2029 sudo deluser mysql 2030 sudo delgroup mysql 2031 sudo rm -rf /var/log/mysql/ 2033 sudo apt-get install mysql-server mysql-client
Which seems to me that the install procedure does not like that it had the user and group before from previous version. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1592669 Title: postinst fails when daemon is not running (or is disabled by policy- rc.d) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/mysql-5.7/+bug/1592669/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
