title: Can't install mysql-server package
body: <p>I am trying to install the mysql-server package on debian and I am getting an error:</p>
  
  <pre><code>t@mintserver:~$ sudo apt install mysql-server
  Reading package lists... Done
  Building dependency tree       
  Reading state information... Done
  The following NEW packages will be installed:
    mysql-server
  0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
  1 not fully installed or removed.
  Need to get 0 B/2.942 kB of archives.
  After this operation, 111 kB of additional disk space will be used.
  Selecting previously unselected package mysql-server.
  (Reading database ... 372098 files and directories currently installed.)
  Preparing to unpack .../mysql-server_5.7.29-0ubuntu0.18.04.1_all.deb ...
  Unpacking mysql-server (5.7.29-0ubuntu0.18.04.1) ...
  dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of mysql-server:
   mysql-server depends on mysql-server-5.7; however:
    Package mysql-server-5.7 is not installed.
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>I read many other replies that told me to purge the packages, correct dependencies, but nothing works.</p>
  
  <pre><code>t@mintserver:~$ sudo apt install -f
  Reading package lists... Done
  Building dependency tree       
  Reading state information... Done
  0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
  2 not fully installed or removed.
  Need to get 0 B/2.933 kB of archives.
  After this operation, 0 B of additional disk space will be used.
  dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of mysql-server:
   mysql-server depends on mysql-server-5.7; however:
    Package mysql-server-5.7 is not installed.
  
  dpkg: error processing package mysql-server (--configure):
   dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
  Errors were encountered while processing:
   mysql-server
  E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
  </code></pre>