On Thu, 18 Mar 2010 23:50:47 -0400 (EDT), vishnu vardhan wrote: > > The output of the *# aptitude install mysql-server mysql-client* > > Script started on Friday 19 March 2010 09:13:19 AM IST > admin:/home/user# aptitude install mysql-serb[Kver ap[K[Kmysql-client > Reading package lists... 0% Reading package lists... 100% Reading package > lists... Done > Building dependency tree... 0% Building dependency tree... 0% Building > dependency tree... 50% Building dependency tree... 50% Building dependency > tree > Reading state information... 0% Reading state information... 0% Reading > state information... Done > Reading extended state information... 0% Reading extended state > information... 77% Reading extended state information > Initializing package states... 0% Initializing package states... Done > Reading task descriptions... 0% Reading task descriptions... 0% > Reading task descriptions... Done > The following NEW packages will be installed: > libhtml-template-perl{a} mysql-server mysql-server-5.0{a} > 0 packages upgraded, 3 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded. > Need to get 0B/26.8MB of archives. After unpacking 84.0MB will be used. > Do you want to continue? [Y/n/?] Y > Writing extended state information... 0% Writing extended state > information... 1% Writing extended state information... Done > Preconfiguring packages ... > [?1049h[1;38r[4l[?25l[m(B[37m[40m[1;38r[H[2J[1;1H[1m[37m[44m[K > [K > [K > [K > [K > [K > [K > [K > [K > [K > [K > [K > [K > [K > [K > [K > [K > [K > [K > [K > [K > [K > [K > [K > [K > [K > [K > [K > [K > [K > [K > [K > [K > [K > [K > [K > [K > [K[1;1H[?25l[?12l[?25h[m(B[37m[44mPackage > configuration[14;5H[30m[47m┌─────────────────────────────────────────┤ > [31mConfiguring mysql-server-5.0[30m > ├─────────────────────────────────────────┐[15;5H│ While not mandatory, it > is highly recommended that you set a password for the MySQL administrative > "root" user. │[1m[37m[40m > [16;5H[m(B[30m[47m│ > │[1m[37m[40m [17;5H[m(B[30m[47m│ If that field is left blank, the > password will not be > changed. │[1m[37m[40m > [18;5H[m(B[30m[47m│ > │[1m[37m[40m [19;5H[m(B[30m[47m│ New password for the MySQL "root" > user: > │[1m[37m[40m > [20;5H[m(B[30m[47m│ > │[1m[37m[40m [21;5H[m(B[30m[47m│ > [37m[44m________________________________________________________________________________________________________________[30m[47m > │[1m[37m[40m > [22;5H[m(B[30m[47m│ > │[1m[37m[40m > [23;5H[m(B[30m[47m│ > <Ok> │[1m[37m[40m > [24;5H[m(B[30m[47m│ > │[1m[37m[40m > [25;5H[m(B[30m[47m└──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘[1m[37m[40m > [26;6H > [21;7H[m(B[37m[44m**************[?25l[?12l[?25h[38;1H[40m[m(B[39;49m > [K > [?1049l[?1049h[1;38r[4l[?25l[m(B[37m[40m[1;38r[H[2J[1;1H[1m[37m[44m[K > [K > [K > [K > [K > [K > [K > [K > [K > [K > [K > [K > [K > [K > [K > [K > [K > [K > [K > [K > [K > [K > [K > [K > [K > [K > [K > [K > [K > [K > [K > [K > [K > [K > [K > [K > [K > [K[1;1H[?25l[?12l[?25h[m(B[37m[44mPackage > configuration[15;40H[30m[47m┌──────┤ [31mConfiguring > mysql-server-5.0[30m > ├───────┐[16;40H│ > │[1m[37m[40m > [17;40H[m(B[30m[47m│ > │[1m[37m[40m [18;40H[m(B[30m[47m│ Repeat password for the MySQL > "root" user: │[1m[37m[40m > [19;40H[m(B[30m[47m│ > │[1m[37m[40m [20;40H[m(B[30m[47m│ > [37m[44m___________________________________________[30m[47m > │[1m[37m[40m > [21;40H[m(B[30m[47m│ > │[1m[37m[40m [22;40H[m(B[30m[47m│ > <Ok> │[1m[37m[40m > [23;40H[m(B[30m[47m│ > │[1m[37m[40m > [24;40H[m(B[30m[47m└─────────────────────────────────────────────┘[1m[37m[40m > [25;41H > [20;42H[m(B[37m[44m**************[?25l[?12l[?25h[38;1H[40m[m(B[39;49m > [K [?1049lSelecting previously deselected package mysql-server-5.0. > (Reading database ... 68599 files and directories currently installed.) > Unpacking mysql-server-5.0 (from > .../mysql-server-5.0_5.0.51a-24+lenny3_i386.deb) ... > Selecting previously deselected package libhtml-template-perl. > Unpacking libhtml-template-perl (from > .../libhtml-template-perl_2.9-1_all.deb) ... > Selecting previously deselected package mysql-server. > Unpacking mysql-server (from .../mysql-server_5.0.51a-24+lenny3_all.deb) ... > > Processing triggers for man-db ... > Setting up mysql-server-5.0 (5.0.51a-24+lenny3) ... > Stopping MySQL database server: mysqld. > /var/lib/dpkg/info/mysql-server-5.0.postinst: line 144: > /etc/mysql/conf.d/old_passwords.cnf: No such file or directory > dpkg: error processing mysql-server-5.0 (--configure): > subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1 > Setting up libhtml-template-perl (2.9-1) ... > dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of mysql-server: > mysql-server depends on mysql-server-5.0; however: > Package mysql-server-5.0 is not configured yet. > dpkg: error processing mysql-server (--configure): > dependency problems - leaving unconfigured > Errors were encountered while processing: > mysql-server-5.0 > mysql-server > E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1) > A package failed to install. Trying to recover: > Setting up mysql-server-5.0 (5.0.51a-24+lenny3) ... > Stopping MySQL database server: mysqld. > /var/lib/dpkg/info/mysql-server-5.0.postinst: line 144: > /etc/mysql/conf.d/old_passwords.cnf: No such file or directory > dpkg: error processing mysql-server-5.0 (--configure): > subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1 > dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of mysql-server: > mysql-server depends on mysql-server-5.0; however: > Package mysql-server-5.0 is not configured yet. > dpkg: error processing mysql-server (--configure): > dependency problems - leaving unconfigured > Errors were encountered while processing: > mysql-server-5.0 > mysql-server > Reading package lists... 0% Reading package lists... 0% > Reading package lists... 0% Reading package lists... Done > Building dependency tree... 0% Building dependency tree... 0% Building > dependency tree... 30% Building dependency tree... 50% Building dependency > tree... 50% Building dependency tree > Reading state information... 0% Reading state information... 0% Reading > state information... Done > Reading extended state information... 0% Reading extended state > information... 35% Reading extended state information > Initializing package states... 0% Initializing package states... Done > Writing extended state information... 0% Writing extended state > information... 26% Writing extended state information... Done > Reading task descriptions... 0% Reading task descriptions... > Done > > admin:/home/user# exit > > Script done on Friday 19 March 2010 09:14:18 AM IST > > The output of *# dpkg-reconfigure mysql-server-5.0* > > /usr/sbin/dpkg-reconfigure: mysql-server-5.0 is broken or not fully > installed. > > > I hope the above might make some sense :) >
Obviously, Script captured all the control codes and escape sequences as well as the displayable text. Honestly, I'm out of ideas. I think it's time to file a bug report. -- .''`. Stephen Powell <zlinux...@wowway.com> : :' : `. `'` `- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/131504508.20269831269007864551.javamail.r...@md01.wow.synacor.com