[debian-mysql] Bug#851959: mysql-server hangs on update/upgrade

[Jean Louis]

Package: mysql-server
Version: 5.5.54-0+deb8u1
Severity: important

Dear Maintainer,

   * What led up to the situation?

   sudo apt-get update; sudo apt-get upgrade
   
   * What exactly did you do (or not do) that was effective (or
     ineffective)?

   Nothing special.
   
   * What was the outcome of this action?

   Setting up mysql-server (5.5.54-0+deb8u1) is there forever. Only
   CTRL-C could interrupt it. That is bug in update process.
   
   * What outcome did you expect instead?

   That process continues with upgrade.

-- System Information:
Debian Release: 8.7
  APT prefers stable
  APT policy: (500, 'stable')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)

Kernel: Linux 3.16.0-4-amd64 (SMP w/8 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash
Init: systemd (via /run/systemd/system)

Versions of packages mysql-server depends on:
ii  mysql-server-5.5  5.5.54-0+deb8u1

mysql-server recommends no packages.

mysql-server suggests no packages.

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