[debian-mysql] Bug#792354: mysql-5.6: 5.5 to 5.6 minor upgrade error

[Dmitry Smirnov]

Source: mysql-5.6
Severity: normal

Upgrading MySQL from 5.5 to 5.6 produced error:

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# apt-get install mysql-server mysql-client -t sid
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
The following extra packages will be installed:
  mysql-client-5.6 mysql-client-core-5.6 mysql-common mysql-server-5.6 mysql-
server-core-5.6
Suggested packages:
  tinyca
The following packages will be REMOVED:
  mysql-client-5.5 mysql-server-5.5 mysql-server-core-5.5
The following NEW packages will be installed:
  mysql-client mysql-client-5.6 mysql-client-core-5.6 mysql-server-5.6 mysql-
server-core-5.6
The following packages will be upgraded:
  mysql-common mysql-server
3 upgraded, 5 newly installed, 3 to remove and 1968 not upgraded.
Need to get 19.0 MB of archives.
After this operation, 56.6 MB of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n] 
[...]
Fetched 19.0 MB in 3s (4,882 kB/s)          
Reading changelogs... Done
Preconfiguring packages ...
(Reading database ... 479029 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack .../mysql-server_5.6.25-2_all.deb ...
Unpacking mysql-server (5.6.25-2) over (5.5.43-0+deb8u1) ...
(Reading database ... 479027 files and directories currently installed.)
Removing mysql-server-5.5 (5.5.43-0+deb8u1) ...
Processing triggers for man-db (2.7.0.2-5) ...
Selecting previously unselected package mysql-client.
(Reading database ... 478954 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack .../mysql-client_5.6.25-2_all.deb ...
Unpacking mysql-client (5.6.25-2) ...
dpkg: mysql-client-5.5: dependency problems, but removing anyway as you 
requested:
 redmine-mysql depends on mysql-client | virtual-mysql-client; however:
  Package mysql-client is not configured yet.
  Package mysql-client-5.5 which provides mysql-client is to be removed.
  Package virtual-mysql-client is not installed.
  Package mysql-client-5.5 which provides virtual-mysql-client is to be 
removed.
 automysqlbackup depends on mysql-client | virtual-mysql-client; however:
  Package mysql-client is not configured yet.
  Package mysql-client-5.5 which provides mysql-client is to be removed.
  Package virtual-mysql-client is not installed.
  Package mysql-client-5.5 which provides virtual-mysql-client is to be 
removed.
 redmine-mysql depends on mysql-client | virtual-mysql-client; however:
  Package mysql-client is not configured yet.
  Package mysql-client-5.5 which provides mysql-client is to be removed.
  Package virtual-mysql-client is not installed.
  Package mysql-client-5.5 which provides virtual-mysql-client
Removing mysql-client-5.5 (5.5.43-0+deb8u1) ...
Processing triggers for man-db (2.7.0.2-5) ...
Selecting previously unselected package mysql-client-core-5.6.
Preparing to unpack .../mysql-client-core-5.6_5.6.25-2_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking mysql-client-core-5.6 (5.6.25-2) ...
Preparing to unpack .../mysql-common_5.6.25-2_all.deb ...
Unpacking mysql-common (5.6.25-2) over (5.5.43-0+deb8u1) ...
Selecting previously unselected package mysql-client-5.6.
Preparing to unpack .../mysql-client-5.6_5.6.25-2_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking mysql-client-5.6 (5.6.25-2) ...
Processing triggers for man-db (2.7.0.2-5) ...
dpkg: mysql-server-core-5.5: dependency problems, but removing anyway as you 
requested:
 akonadi-backend-mysql depends on mysql-server-core-5.6 | virtual-mysql-
server-core; however:
  Package mysql-server-core-5.6 is not installed.
  Package virtual-mysql-server-core is not installed.
  Package mysql-server-core-5.5 which provides virtual-mysql-server-core is 
to be removed.

Removing mysql-server-core-5.5 (5.5.43-0+deb8u1) ...
Processing triggers for man-db (2.7.0.2-5) ...
Selecting previously unselected package mysql-server-core-5.6.
Preparing to unpack .../mysql-server-core-5.6_5.6.25-2_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking mysql-server-core-5.6 (5.6.25-2) ...
Processing triggers for man-db (2.7.0.2-5) ...
Setting up mysql-common (5.6.25-2) ...
update-alternatives: using /etc/mysql/my.cnf.fallback to provide 
/etc/mysql/my.cnf (my.cnf) in auto mode
Removing obsolete conffile /etc/mysql/conf.d/.keepme ...
Obsolete conffile /etc/mysql/my.cnf has been modified by you.
Saving as /etc/mysql/my.cnf.dpkg-bak ...
Moving /etc/mysql/my.cnf.dpkg-bak to /etc/mysql/my.cnf.migrated
Using your previous configuration through /etc/mysql/my.cnf.migrated
update-alternatives: using /etc/mysql/my.cnf.migrated to provide 
/etc/mysql/my.cnf (my.cnf) in auto mode
Selecting previously unselected package mysql-server-5.6.
(Reading database ... 478973 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack .../mysql-server-5.6_5.6.25-2_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking mysql-server-5.6 (5.6.25-2) ...
Processing triggers for man-db (2.7.0.2-5) ...
Processing triggers for systemd (215-17+deb8u1) ...
Setting up mysql-client-core-5.6 (5.6.25-2) ...
Setting up mysql-client-5.6 (5.6.25-2) ...
Setting up mysql-server-core-5.6 (5.6.25-2) ...
Setting up mysql-server-5.6 (5.6.25-2) ...
Installing new version of config file /etc/apparmor.d/usr.sbin.mysqld ...
Installing new version of config file /etc/init.d/mysql ...
Installing new version of config file /etc/logrotate.d/mysql-server ...
Installing new version of config file /etc/mysql/debian-start ...
Job for mysql.service failed. See 'systemctl status mysql.service' and 
'journalctl -xn' for details.
invoke-rc.d: initscript mysql, action "start" failed.
dpkg: error processing package mysql-server-5.6 (--configure):
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of mysql-server:
 mysql-server depends on mysql-server-5.6; however:
  Package mysql-server-5.6 is not configured yet.

dpkg: error processing package mysql-server (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Setting up mysql-client (5.6.25-2) ...
Setting up akonadi-backend-mysql (1.13.0-4) ...
Processing triggers for systemd (215-17+deb8u1) ...
Errors were encountered while processing:
 mysql-server-5.6
 mysql-server
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I just repeated last command and configuration succeeded:

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# apt-get install mysql-server mysql-client -t sid
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
mysql-client is already the newest version.
mysql-server is already the newest version.
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 1968 not upgraded.
2 not fully installed or removed.
After this operation, 0 B of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n] 
Setting up mysql-server-5.6 (5.6.25-2) ...
Setting up mysql-server (5.6.25-2) ...
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Regards,
 Dmitry Smirnov

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Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm.
        -- Winston Churchill

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