I was also able to update on Gutsy without issue: Preparing to replace mysql-server-5.0 5.0.45-1ubuntu2 (using .../mysql- server-5.0_5.0.45-1ubuntu3_i386.deb) ...
Setting up mysql-server-5.0 (5.0.45-1ubuntu3) ... * Stopping MySQL database server mysqld [ OK ] * Starting MySQL database server mysqld [ OK ] * Checking for corrupt, not cleanly closed and upgrade needing tables. Again, I used "sudo apt-get update; sudo apt-get upgrade" and not aptitude so I guess it could be an aptitude issue? -- MySQL server fails to upgrade in Gutsy https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/153221 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs