managed to install it using this work-around http://askubuntu.com/questions/175820/mysql-doesnt-update-due-to-error- in-apparmor-profile
i think i will never update it again -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1205096 Title: Ubuntu 12.04 Errors were encountered while processing: mysql- server-5.5.32 mysql-server E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/mysql-5.5/+bug/1205096/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs