Then two minutes later, without doing anything new: kay...@ubuntu:~$ mysql -u root -p Enter password: Welcome to the MySQL monitor. Commands end with ; or \g. Your MySQL connection id is 1 Server version: 5.1.41-3ubuntu12.6 (Ubuntu)
Type 'help;' or '\h' for help. Type '\c' to clear the current input statement. mysql> show databases; ERROR 2006 (HY000): MySQL server has gone away No connection. Trying to reconnect... Connection id: 1 Current database: *** NONE *** +---------------------------+ | Database | +---------------------------+ | information_schema | | cssc_central_4_0 | | ihris_manage | | ihris_manage_demo | | manage_northern_ghana_4_0 | | manage_togo_4_0 | | manage_togo_4_0_dev | | mysql | | qualify_NMCN_4_0 | | qualify_demo | +---------------------------+ 10 rows in set (0.00 sec) mysql> My old databases are still intact not purged or reinstalled with the supposedly new installation and the instability of the mysql-server-5.1 remains. Is there another way to get rid of the old databases that seem to have been corrupted and causing the server to crash? -- 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 Server Team, which is subscribed to mysql-dfsg-5.1 in ubuntu. -- Ubuntu-server-bugs mailing list Ubuntu-server-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-server-bugs