package mysql-server-5.5 5.5.37-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 1

package mysql-server-5.5 5.5.37-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 1

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
Package: mysql-server-5.5 5.5.37-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-24.46-generic 3.13.9
Uname: Linux 3.13.0-24-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3
Architecture: amd64
Date: Wed May 7 12:14:41 2014
DuplicateSignature: package:mysql-server-5.5:5.5.37-0ubuntu0.14.04.1:subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 1
ErrorMessage: subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 1
InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-05-05 (2 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-GNOME 14.04 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20140416.2)
Logs.var.log.daemon.log:

MySQLConf.etc.mysql.conf.d..keepme:
MySQLConf.etc.mysql.conf.d.mysqld.safe.syslog.cnf:
 [mysqld_safe]
 syslog
MySQLVarLibDirListing: ['mysql', 'mysql_upgrade_info', 'payu', 'ib_logfile1', 'payu_hashes', 'performance_schema', 'ibdata1', 'debian-5.5.flag', 'ib_logfile0']
ProcCmdline: BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-3.13.0-24-generic root=UUID=7e8fdaa2-9cfb-4df7-b2a3-a0d42c7b5a7b ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
SourcePackage: mysql-5.5
Title: package mysql-server-5.5 5.5.37-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 1
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)