MySQL Bugs: #98819: Unable to install MySQL server on Lubuntu 19.04 (LiveCD)

Bug #98819	Unable to install MySQL server on Lubuntu 19.04 (LiveCD)
Submitted:	3 Mar 2020 19:53	Modified:	6 Mar 2020 15:55
Reporter:	Michał Dziczkowski	Email Updates:
Status:	Unsupported	Impact on me:	None
Category:	MySQL Server: Installing	Severity:	S2 (Serious)
Version:	5.7	OS:	Ubuntu (LUbuntu 19.04)
Assigned to:	MySQL Verification Team	CPU Architecture:	Other (amd_64)

Description:
While attempt to install (as root) the package: mysql-server-5.7 (5.7.28-0ubuntu0.19.04.2), I receive following error output:

Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 335 not upgraded.
1 not fully installed or removed.
After this operation, 0 B of additional disk space will be used.
Setting up mysql-server-5.7 (5.7.28-0ubuntu0.19.04.2) ...
Renaming removed key_buffer and myisam-recover options (if present)
ERROR: Unable to start MySQL server:
mysqld: Can't read dir of '/etc/mysql/conf.d/' (Errcode: 13 - Permission denied)
mysqld: [ERROR] Fatal error in defaults handling. Program aborted!
Please take a look at https://wiki.debian.org/Teams/MySQL/FAQ for tips on fixing common upgrade issues.
Once the problem is resolved, run apt-get --fix-broken install to retry.
dpkg: error processing package mysql-server-5.7 (--configure):
 installed mysql-server-5.7 package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1
Errors were encountered while processing:
 mysql-server-5.7
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

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I checked the permission and they are OK (they allow access and write

How to repeat:
Try to install it

Note: This is regarding native Ubuntu packages.

I'm not really familiar with how livecds behave when it comes to reading/writing various disk locations.

You could try running "dmesg -T | grep -i mysql" to see if there's anything in the system log.

Hi Michal,

These are not binaries maintained by Oracle nor install scripts made by us. Please collect as much data about your system and your system logs and report the bug to Lubuntu directly.

best regards
Bogdan