Thanks for filing this bug in Ubuntu. I see you installed and purged mysql multiple times in a matter of minutes, coupled with config file changes.
Eventually it failed with error messages like: 2018-06-04T07:22:38.355592Z 0 [Note] /usr/sbin/mysqld: ready for connections. Version: '5.7.22-0ubuntu18.04.1' socket: '/var/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock' port: 3306 (Ubuntu) 2018-06-04T07:22:44.638691Z 2 [Note] Access denied for user 'root'@'localhost' 2018-06-04T07:28:48.825508Z 3 [Note] Access denied for user 'root'@'localhost' 2018-06-04T07:37:37.691235Z 0 [Note] Giving 0 client threads a chance to die gracefully 2018-06-04T07:37:37.691265Z 0 [Note] Shutting down slave threads ... 2018-06-04T07:37:37.792556Z 0 [Note] InnoDB: Dumping buffer pool(s) to /var/lib/mysql/ib_buffer_pool 2018-06-04T07:37:37.792917Z 0 [ERROR] InnoDB: Cannot open '/var/lib/mysql/ib_buffer_pool.incomplete' for writing: No such file or directory 2018-06-04T07:37:39.542696Z 0 [Note] InnoDB: Shutdown completed; log sequence number 2590304 and Setting up mysql-server-5.7 (5.7.22-0ubuntu18.04.1) ... update-alternatives: error: alternative path /etc/mysql/mysql.cnf doesn't exist [1mdpkg:[0m error processing package mysql-server-5.7 (--configure): installed mysql-server-5.7 package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 2 It is hard to diagnose this sequence of events. I suggest you really purge all mysql packages and its config files, and start over. If you can get us a precise sequence of events that lead to an error, then please paste them in this bug. Thanks ** Changed in: mysql-5.7 (Ubuntu) Status: New => Incomplete -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Server, which is subscribed to mysql-5.7 in Ubuntu. Matching subscriptions: main https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1775021 Title: package mysql-server-5.7 5.7.22-0ubuntu18.04.1 failed to install/upgrade: installed mysql-server-5.7 package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 2 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/mysql-5.7/+bug/1775021/+subscriptions -- Ubuntu-server-bugs mailing list Ubuntu-server-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-server-bugs