Public bug reported: I tried to update mysql 5.0 to mysql 5.1 issuing the following command on the command line:
sudo apt-get install mysql-server-5.1 mysql-client-5.1 This is part of the output of the command: Setting up mysql-server-5.1 (5.1.31-1ubuntu2) ... Installing new version of config file /etc/init.d/mysql ... * Stopping MySQL database server mysqld [ OK ] * Starting MySQL database server mysqld [fail] invoke-rc.d: initscript mysql, action "start" failed. dpkg: error processing mysql-server-5.1 (--configure): subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1 Setting up postfix (2.5.5-1.1) ... Adding group `postfix' (GID 128) ... Done. Adding system user `postfix' (UID 116) ... Adding new user `postfix' (UID 116) with group `postfix' ... Not creating home directory `/var/spool/postfix'. Creating /etc/postfix/dynamicmaps.cf Adding tcp map entry to /etc/postfix/dynamicmaps.cf Adding group `postdrop' (GID 129) ... Done. Postfix was not set up. Start with cp /usr/share/postfix/main.cf.debian /etc/postfix/main.cf . If you need to make changes, edit /etc/postfix/main.cf (and others) as needed. To view Postfix configuration values, see postconf(1). After modifying main.cf, be sure to run '/etc/init.d/postfix reload'. Setting up bsd-mailx (8.1.2-0.20081101cvs-2ubuntu1) ... Setting up libhtml-template-perl (2.9-1) ... Setting up mailx (1:20081101-2ubuntu1) ... Processing triggers for libc6 ... ldconfig deferred processing now taking place Processing triggers for menu ... Errors were encountered while processing: mysql-server-5.1 E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1) regards, Wim ProblemType: Package Architecture: i386 DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.04 ErrorMessage: subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia Package: mysql-server-5.1 5.1.31-1ubuntu2 SourcePackage: mysql-dfsg-5.1 Title: package mysql-server-5.1 5.1.31-1ubuntu2 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1 Uname: Linux 2.6.28-11-generic i686 ** Affects: mysql-dfsg-5.1 (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: apport-package i386 -- package mysql-server-5.1 5.1.31-1ubuntu2 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/382649 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs