Looks like this was due to corrupted tables, and there's no indication as to why they were corrupted.
Kayode, thanks for sharing all the valuable data. Closing this bug as invalid. ** Changed in: mysql-dfsg-5.1 (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete => Invalid -- package mysql-server-5.1 5.1.41-3ubuntu12.3 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 1 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/617678 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