Why won't mysql-server install on Ubuntu 14.04?

Question

linux

I'm trying to install mysql-server-5.6 but I get an error:

[email protected]:~# apt-get install mysql-server-5.6
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done

...

Preparing to unpack .../mysql-client-5.6_5.6.19-0ubuntu0.14.04.1_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking mysql-client-5.6 (5.6.19-0ubuntu0.14.04.1) ...
Selecting previously unselected package mysql-server-core-5.6.
Preparing to unpack .../mysql-server-core-5.6_5.6.19-0ubuntu0.14.04.1_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking mysql-server-core-5.6 (5.6.19-0ubuntu0.14.04.1) ...
Processing triggers for man-db (2.6.7.1-1ubuntu1) ...
Setting up mysql-common (5.5.43-0ubuntu0.14.04.1) ...
Selecting previously unselected package mysql-server-5.6.
(Reading database ... 15160 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack .../mysql-server-5.6_5.6.19-0ubuntu0.14.04.1_amd64.deb ...
debconf: unable to initialize frontend: Dialog
debconf: (No usable dialog-like program is installed, so the dialog based frontend cannot be used. at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/FrontEnd/Dialog.pm line 76.)
debconf: falling back to frontend: Readline
Configuring mysql-server-5.6
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While not mandatory, it is highly recommended that you set a password for the MySQL administrative "root" user.

If this field is left blank, the password will not be changed.

New password for the MySQL "root" user:

Repeat password for the MySQL "root" user:


Unpacking mysql-server-5.6 (5.6.19-0ubuntu0.14.04.1) ...
Selecting previously unselected package libhtml-template-perl.
Preparing to unpack .../libhtml-template-perl_2.95-1_all.deb ...
Unpacking libhtml-template-perl (2.95-1) ...
Selecting previously unselected package mysql-common-5.6.
Preparing to unpack .../mysql-common-5.6_5.6.19-0ubuntu0.14.04.1_all.deb ...
Unpacking mysql-common-5.6 (5.6.19-0ubuntu0.14.04.1) ...
Processing triggers for man-db (2.6.7.1-1ubuntu1) ...
Setting up libaio1:amd64 (0.3.109-4) ...
Setting up libmysqlclient18:amd64 (5.5.43-0ubuntu0.14.04.1) ...
Setting up libdbi-perl (1.630-1) ...
Setting up libdbd-mysql-perl (4.025-1) ...
Setting up libterm-readkey-perl (2.31-1) ...
Setting up mysql-client-core-5.6 (5.6.19-0ubuntu0.14.04.1) ...
Setting up mysql-client-5.6 (5.6.19-0ubuntu0.14.04.1) ...
Setting up mysql-server-core-5.6 (5.6.19-0ubuntu0.14.04.1) ...
Setting up mysql-server-5.6 (5.6.19-0ubuntu0.14.04.1) ...
debconf: unable to initialize frontend: Dialog
debconf: (No usable dialog-like program is installed, so the dialog based frontend cannot be used. at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/FrontEnd/Dialog.pm line 76.)
debconf: falling back to frontend: Readline
2015-05-08 02:01:13 0 [Warning] Using unique option prefix key_buffer instead of key_buffer_size is deprecated and will be removed in a future release. Please use the full name instead.
2015-05-08 02:01:13 0 [Warning] TIMESTAMP with implicit DEFAULT value is deprecated. Please use --explicit_defaults_for_timestamp server option (see documentation for more details).
start: Job failed to start
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
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

/var/log/mysql/error.log:

2015-05-08 02:01:11 15206 [Warning] Using unique option prefix myisam-recover instead of myisam-recover-options is deprecated and will be removed in a future release. Please use the full name instead.
2015-05-08 02:01:11 15206 [Note] Plugin 'FEDERATED' is disabled.
2015-05-08 02:01:11 15206 [Note] InnoDB: Using atomics to ref count buffer pool pages
2015-05-08 02:01:11 15206 [Note] InnoDB: The InnoDB memory heap is disabled
2015-05-08 02:01:11 15206 [Note] InnoDB: Mutexes and rw_locks use GCC atomic builtins
2015-05-08 02:01:11 15206 [Note] InnoDB: Compressed tables use zlib 1.2.8
2015-05-08 02:01:11 15206 [Note] InnoDB: Using Linux native AIO
2015-05-08 02:01:11 15206 [Note] InnoDB: Using CPU crc32 instructions
2015-05-08 02:01:11 15206 [Note] InnoDB: Initializing buffer pool, size = 128.0M
2015-05-08 02:01:11 15206 [Note] InnoDB: Completed initialization of buffer pool
2015-05-08 02:01:11 15206 [Note] InnoDB: Highest supported file format is Barracuda.
2015-05-08 02:01:11 15206 [Note] InnoDB: 128 rollback segment(s) are active.
2015-05-08 02:01:11 15206 [Note] InnoDB: Waiting for purge to start
2015-05-08 02:01:11 15206 [Note] InnoDB: 5.6.19 started; log sequence number 1626493
2015-05-08 02:01:12 15206 [Note] Binlog end
2015-05-08 02:01:12 15206 [Note] InnoDB: FTS optimize thread exiting.
2015-05-08 02:01:12 15206 [Note] InnoDB: Starting shutdown...
2015-05-08 02:01:13 15206 [Note] InnoDB: Shutdown completed; log sequence number 1626503
2015-05-08 02:01:13 15244 [Warning] Using unique option prefix myisam-recover instead of myisam-recover-options is deprecated and will be removed in a future release. Please use the full name instead.
2015-05-08 02:01:13 15244 [Note] Plugin 'FEDERATED' is disabled.
2015-05-08 02:01:13 15244 [Note] InnoDB: Using atomics to ref count buffer pool pages
2015-05-08 02:01:13 15244 [Note] InnoDB: The InnoDB memory heap is disabled
2015-05-08 02:01:13 15244 [Note] InnoDB: Mutexes and rw_locks use GCC atomic builtins
2015-05-08 02:01:13 15244 [Note] InnoDB: Compressed tables use zlib 1.2.8
2015-05-08 02:01:13 15244 [Note] InnoDB: Using Linux native AIO
2015-05-08 02:01:13 15244 [Note] InnoDB: Using CPU crc32 instructions
2015-05-08 02:01:13 15244 [Note] InnoDB: Initializing buffer pool, size = 128.0M
2015-05-08 02:01:13 15244 [Note] InnoDB: Completed initialization of buffer pool
2015-05-08 02:01:13 15244 [Note] InnoDB: Highest supported file format is Barracuda.
2015-05-08 02:01:13 15244 [Note] InnoDB: 128 rollback segment(s) are active.
2015-05-08 02:01:13 15244 [Note] InnoDB: Waiting for purge to start
2015-05-08 02:01:13 15244 [Note] InnoDB: 5.6.19 started; log sequence number 1626503
2015-05-08 02:01:13 15244 [Note] Binlog end
2015-05-08 02:01:13 15244 [Note] InnoDB: FTS optimize thread exiting.
2015-05-08 02:01:13 15244 [Note] InnoDB: Starting shutdown...
2015-05-08 02:01:15 15244 [Note] InnoDB: Shutdown completed; log sequence number 1626513
2015-05-08 02:01:15 15270 [Warning] Using unique option prefix myisam-recover instead of myisam-recover-options is deprecated and will be removed in a future release. Please use the full name instead.
2015-05-08 02:01:15 15270 [Note] Plugin 'FEDERATED' is disabled.
2015-05-08 02:01:15 15270 [Note] InnoDB: Using atomics to ref count buffer pool pages
2015-05-08 02:01:15 15270 [Note] InnoDB: The InnoDB memory heap is disabled
2015-05-08 02:01:15 15270 [Note] InnoDB: Mutexes and rw_locks use GCC atomic builtins
2015-05-08 02:01:15 15270 [Note] InnoDB: Compressed tables use zlib 1.2.8
2015-05-08 02:01:15 15270 [Note] InnoDB: Using Linux native AIO
2015-05-08 02:01:15 15270 [Note] InnoDB: Using CPU crc32 instructions
2015-05-08 02:01:15 15270 [Note] InnoDB: Initializing buffer pool, size = 128.0M
2015-05-08 02:01:15 15270 [Note] InnoDB: Completed initialization of buffer pool
2015-05-08 02:01:15 15270 [Note] InnoDB: Highest supported file format is Barracuda.
2015-05-08 02:01:15 15270 [Note] InnoDB: 128 rollback segment(s) are active.
2015-05-08 02:01:15 15270 [Note] InnoDB: Waiting for purge to start
2015-05-08 02:01:15 15270 [Note] InnoDB: 5.6.19 started; log sequence number 1626513
2015-05-08 02:01:16 15270 [Note] Binlog end
2015-05-08 02:01:16 15270 [Note] InnoDB: FTS optimize thread exiting.
2015-05-08 02:01:16 15270 [Note] InnoDB: Starting shutdown...
2015-05-08 02:01:17 15270 [Note] InnoDB: Shutdown completed; log sequence number 1626523
2015-05-08 02:01:17 15296 [Warning] Using unique option prefix myisam-recover instead of myisam-recover-options is deprecated and will be removed in a future release. Please use the full name instead.
2015-05-08 02:01:17 15296 [Note] Plugin 'FEDERATED' is disabled.
2015-05-08 02:01:17 15296 [Note] InnoDB: Using atomics to ref count buffer pool pages
2015-05-08 02:01:17 15296 [Note] InnoDB: The InnoDB memory heap is disabled
2015-05-08 02:01:17 15296 [Note] InnoDB: Mutexes and rw_locks use GCC atomic builtins
2015-05-08 02:01:17 15296 [Note] InnoDB: Compressed tables use zlib 1.2.8
2015-05-08 02:01:17 15296 [Note] InnoDB: Using Linux native AIO
2015-05-08 02:01:17 15296 [Note] InnoDB: Using CPU crc32 instructions
2015-05-08 02:01:17 15296 [Note] InnoDB: Initializing buffer pool, size = 128.0M
2015-05-08 02:01:17 15296 [Note] InnoDB: Completed initialization of buffer pool
2015-05-08 02:01:17 15296 [Note] InnoDB: Highest supported file format is Barracuda.
2015-05-08 02:01:17 15296 [Note] InnoDB: 128 rollback segment(s) are active.
2015-05-08 02:01:17 15296 [Note] InnoDB: Waiting for purge to start
2015-05-08 02:01:17 15296 [Note] InnoDB: 5.6.19 started; log sequence number 1626523
ERROR: 1062  Duplicate entry 'innodb' for key 'PRIMARY'
2015-05-08 02:01:17 15296 [ERROR] Aborting

2015-05-08 02:01:17 15296 [Note] Binlog end
2015-05-08 02:01:17 15296 [Note] InnoDB: FTS optimize thread exiting.
2015-05-08 02:01:17 15296 [Note] InnoDB: Starting shutdown...
2015-05-08 02:01:19 15296 [Note] InnoDB: Shutdown completed; log sequence number 1626533
2015-05-08 02:01:19 15296 [Note] /usr/sbin/mysqld: Shutdown complete

Answer 1

It looks like scraps of old configs in different corners of the system. Find and leave one, the right one.

Answer 2

One of the options for this behavior is the lack of RAM (RAM). Try to increase the purity of the experiment.