Re: [SOLVED] Mysql fails to install after "aptitude purge mysql-server --purge-unused"

2008-06-19 Thread S D
--- On Thu, 6/19/08, Florian Kulzer > Maybe you can recreate the /etc/mysql/conf.d/ directory and > the installation will be successful. That was one of the first things I tried but it didn't work out, it leads to more problems. > If that does not work then run > > dpkg -S etc/mysql > > to

Re: Mysql fails to install after "aptitude purge mysql-server --purge-unused"

2008-06-19 Thread Florian Kulzer
On Wed, Jun 18, 2008 at 15:46:41 -0700, S D wrote: > > That line in the script reads: > > > > echo -e "# created by > > debconf\n[mysqld]\nold_passwords = $RET" > > > /etc/mysql/conf.d/old_passwords.cnf > > > > This does not seem to require that old_passwords.cnf exists > > beforehand. > > Is the

Re: Mysql fails to install after "aptitude purge mysql-server --purge-unused"

2008-06-18 Thread S D
> That line in the script reads: > > echo -e "# created by > debconf\n[mysqld]\nold_passwords = $RET" > > /etc/mysql/conf.d/old_passwords.cnf > > This does not seem to require that old_passwords.cnf exists > beforehand. > Is there still enough space on all the relevant partitions, Yes, free spac

Re: Mysql fails to install after "aptitude purge mysql-server --purge-unused"

2008-06-18 Thread Florian Kulzer
On Tue, Jun 17, 2008 at 18:34:53 -0700, S D wrote: > Hi, > > For some reason mysql fails to install after running "aptitude purge > mysql-server --purge-unused". I want a clean, fresh mysql installation > and don't care about what happens to the old mysql data/config > files/etc. It appears the in

Mysql fails to install after "aptitude purge mysql-server --purge-unused"

2008-06-17 Thread S D
Hi, For some reason mysql fails to install after running "aptitude purge mysql-server --purge-unused". I want a clean, fresh mysql installation and don't care about what happens to the old mysql data/config files/etc. It appears the install scrip is looking for the old "/etc/mysql/conf.d/old