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mysql-5.7 package

  1. Bug #1598992
  2. Comment #3

Comment 3 for bug 1598992

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Gasol Wu (gasol-wu) wrote : Re: MySQL Server installation freezes if root password contains a single quote (apostrophe)

According to Table 10.1 Special Character Escape Sequences [1]. If debconf dialog can't be input unprintable character, We can easily and safely escape single quote to resolve this issue.

[1]: https://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.7/en/string-literals.html