MYSQL logger: command not found

dpkg: error processing package mysql-server-5.5 (--configure):
subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 127
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of mysql-server:
mysql-server depends on mysql-server-5.5; however:
Package mysql-server-5.5 is not configured yet.

dpkg: error processing package mysql-server (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Errors were encountered while processing:
mysql-server-5.5
mysql-server
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

Had the same issue with mysql-server-5.6 and this solution hs helped me:

launchpad: Bug #392051: [Karmic] logger command not found

Basically, the program logger got messed up;

It can be recreated by reinstalling the package bsdutils:

apt-get --reinstall install bsdutils

or

aptitude reinstall bsdutils