Public bug reported: This also happened some time ago. I reinstalled the whole package and this helped for a while.
ProblemType: Package DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.10 Package: mysql-server 5.7.17-0ubuntu0.16.10.1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.8.0-34.36-generic 4.8.11 Uname: Linux 4.8.0-34-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_uvm nvidia_drm nvidia_modeset nvidia ApportVersion: 2.20.3-0ubuntu8.2 Architecture: amd64 Date: Fri Jan 20 19:51:01 2017 ErrorMessage: vereistenproblemen - blijft ongeconfigureerd Logs.var.log.daemon.log: Logs.var.log.mysql.error.log: MySQLConf.etc.mysql.conf.d.mysql.cnf: [mysql] 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 MySQLVarLibDirListing: ['debian-5.7.flag', 'mysql_upgrade_info', 'ib_logfile1', 'auto.cnf', 'ib_logfile0', 'ibdata1', 'performance_schema', 'mysql', 'sys', 'ib_buffer_pool'] PackageArchitecture: all ProcCmdline: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-4.8.0-34-generic root=UUID=f4d14a0a-fc5b-46da-b411-43fbaa13d303 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7 RelatedPackageVersions: dpkg 1.18.10ubuntu1 apt 1.3.3 SourcePackage: mysql-5.7 Title: package mysql-server 5.7.17-0ubuntu0.16.10.1 failed to install/upgrade: vereistenproblemen - blijft ongeconfigureerd UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to yakkety on 2016-10-29 (83 days ago) modified.conffile..etc.apparmor.d.usr.sbin.mysqld: [modified] modified.conffile..etc.mysql.mysql.conf.d.mysqld.cnf: [modified] mtime.conffile..etc.apparmor.d.usr.sbin.mysqld: 2016-10-29T23:37:29.493649 mtime.conffile..etc.mysql.mysql.conf.d.mysqld.cnf: 2016-10-29T23:30:31.793641 ** Affects: mysql-5.7 (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apparmor apport-package yakkety -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1658304 Title: package mysql-server 5.7.17-0ubuntu0.16.10.1 failed to install/upgrade: vereistenproblemen - blijft ongeconfigureerd To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/mysql-5.7/+bug/1658304/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs