Interrupted apt-get, can't use apt/dpkg - Ask Ubuntu

i installing lamp-server^ command

sudo apt-get install lamp-server^ 

when hung on section:

setting mysql-server-5.7 (5.7.15-0ubuntu0.16.04.1) ... update-alternatives: using /etc/mysql/mysql.cnf provide /etc/mysql/my.cnf (my.cnf) in auto                          mode renaming removed key_buffer , myisam-recover options (if present) 

i tried ctrl+c no avail, , out of habbit hit ctrl-z, suspended or something. using fg instantly exited left dpkg in odd locked state.

i tried,

sudo dpkg --configure -a 

both before , after

sudo rm /var/lib/apt/lists/lock sudo rm /var/cache/apt/archives/lock 

but no avail. if try --configure -a or apt-get upgrade this:

theelous3@compoopr:/var/lib/dpkg/updates$ sudo apt-get upgrade reading package lists... done building dependency tree reading state information... done calculating upgrade... done following packages have been kept back:   linux-generic linux-headers-generic linux-image-generic 0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 remove , 3 not upgraded. 11 not installed or removed. after operation, 0 b of additional disk space used. want continue? [y/n] y debconf: dbdriver "config": /var/cache/debconf/config.dat locked process: resource temporarily unavailable setting mysql-server-5.7 (5.7.15-0ubuntu0.16.04.1) ... debconf: dbdriver "config": /var/cache/debconf/config.dat locked process: resource temporarily unavailable dpkg: error processing package mysql-server-5.7 (--configure):  subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1 setting php7.0-common (7.0.8-0ubuntu0.16.04.3) ... debconf: dbdriver "config": /var/cache/debconf/config.dat locked process: resource temporarily unavailable dpkg: error processing package php7.0-common (--configure):  subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1 dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of php7.0-json:  php7.0-json depends on php7.0-common (= 7.0.8-0ubuntu0.16.04.3); however:   package php7.0-common not configured yet.  dpkg: error processing package php7.0-json (--configure):  dependency problems - leaving unconfigured dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of php7.0-opcache:  php7.0-opcache depends on php7.0-common (= 7.0.8-0ubuntu0.16.04.3); however:   package php7.0-common not configured yet.  dpkg: error processing package php7.0-opcache (--configure):  dependency problems - leaving unconfigured dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of php7.0-readline:  php7.0-readline depends on php7.0-common (= 7.0.8-0ubuntu0.16.04.3); however:   package php7.0-common not configured yet.  dpkg: error processing package php7.0-readline (--configure):  dependency problems - leaving unconfigured dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of php7.0-cli:  php7.0-cli depends on php7.0-common (= 7.0.8-0ubuntu0.16.04.3); however:   package php7.0-common not configured yet.  php7.0-cli depends on php7.0-json; however:   package php7.0-json not configured yet.  php7.0-cli depends on php7.0-opcache; however:   package php7.0-opcache not configured yet.  php7.0-cli depends on php7.0-readline; however:   package php7.0-readline not configured yet.  dpkg: error processing package php7.0-cli (--configure):  dependency problems - leaving unconfigured dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of libapache2-mod-php7.0:  libapache2-mod-php7.0 depends on php7.0-cli; however:   package php7.0-cli not configured yet.  libapache2-mod-php7.0 depends on php7.0-common (= 7.0.8-0ubuntu0.16.04.3); however:   package php7.0-common not configured yet.  libapache2-mod-php7.0 depends on php7.0-json; however:   package php7.0-json not configured yet.  libapache2-mod-php7.0 depends on php7.0-opcache; however:   package php7.0-opcache not configured yet.  dpkg: error processing package libapache2-mod-php7.0 (--configure):  dependency problems - leaving unconfigured dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of libapache2-mod-php:  libapache2-mod-php depends on libapache2-mod-php7.0; however:   package libapache2-mod-php7.0 not configured yet.  dpkg: error processing package libapache2-mod-php (--configure):  dependency problems - leaving unconfigured dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of mysql-server:  mysql-server depends on mysql-server-5.7; however:   package mysql-server-5.7 not configured yet.  dpkg: error processing package mysql-server (--configure):  dependency problems - leaving unconfigured dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of php7.0-mysql:  php7.0-mysql depends on php7.0-common (= 7.0.8-0ubuntu0.16.04.3); however:   package php7.0-common not configured yet.  dpkg: error processing package php7.0-mysql (--configure):  dependency problems - leaving unconfigured dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of php-mysql:  php-mysql depends on php7.0-mysql; however:   package php7.0-mysql not configured yet.  dpkg: error processing package php-mysql (--configure):  dependency problems - leaving unconfigured errors encountered while processing:  mysql-server-5.7  php7.0-common  php7.0-json  php7.0-opcache  php7.0-readline  php7.0-cli  libapache2-mod-php7.0  libapache2-mod-php  mysql-server  php7.0-mysql  php-mysql e: sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned error code (1) 

you have left packages in unconfigured state. you'd need remove lock files left debconf, , fix unconfigured packages.

sudo rm /var/cache/debconf/*.dat sudo apt-get install -f