package mysql-server-5.5 5.5.40-0ubuntu0.12.04.1 [modified: usr/share/mysql/errmsg-utf8.txt] failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

Ubuntu 12.04, 32 bit

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: mysql-server-5.5 5.5.40-0ubuntu0.12.04.1 [modified: usr/share/mysql/errmsg-utf8.txt]
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-74.109-generic-pae 3.2.64
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-74-generic-pae i686
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu17.8
Architecture: i386
Date: Fri Jan 9 01:53:03 2015
DpkgHistoryLog:
 Start-Date: 2015-01-09 01:41:32
 Commandline: aptdaemon role='role-commit-packages' sender=':1.127'
 Upgrade: mime-support:i386 (3.51-1ubuntu1, 3.51-1ubuntu1.1), libnss3:i386 (3.17.1-0ubuntu0.12.04.1, 3.17.1-0ubuntu0.12.04.2), virtualbox:i386 (4.1.12-dfsg-2ubuntu0.6, 4.1.12-dfsg-2ubuntu0.7), python2.7:i386 (2.7.3-0ubuntu3.5, 2.7.3-0ubuntu3.6), python2.7-minimal:i386 (2.7.3-0ubuntu3.5, 2.7.3-0ubuntu3.6), virtualbox-dkms:i386 (4.1.12-dfsg-2ubuntu0.6, 4.1.12-dfsg-2ubuntu0.7), libpython2.7:i386 (2.7.3-0ubuntu3.5, 2.7.3-0ubuntu3.6), virtualbox-qt:i386 (4.1.12-dfsg-2ubuntu0.6, 4.1.12-dfsg-2ubuntu0.7), libnss3-1d:i386 (3.17.1-0ubuntu0.12.04.1, 3.17.1-0ubuntu0.12.04.2), python2.7-dev:i386 (2.7.3-0ubuntu3.5, 2.7.3-0ubuntu3.6)
DuplicateSignature: package:mysql-server-5.5:5.5.40-0ubuntu0.12.04.1 [modified: usr/share/mysql/errmsg-utf8.txt]:subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release i386 (20120817.3)
Logs.var.log.daemon.log:

MarkForUpload: True
MySQLConf.etc.mysql.conf.d.mysqld.safe.syslog.cnf:
 [mysqld_safe]
 syslog
MySQLVarLibDirListing: ['performance_schema', 'ib_logfile0', 'mysql', 'ibdata1', 'mysql_upgrade_info', 'ib_logfile1', 'debian-5.5.flag', 'test']
SourcePackage: mysql-5.5
Title: package mysql-server-5.5 5.5.40-0ubuntu0.12.04.1 [modified: usr/share/mysql/errmsg-utf8.txt] failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)