Kayode, thanks for continuing to try to solve this issue. The databases are stored in /var/lib/mysql
To back it up, do sudo tar -czf backup-mysql.tar.gz -C /var/lib mysql If the tarball of those database files is small enough, you can attach it here, and I will send the crash bug upstream to mysql, as regardless of what caused this, mysql should not crash so hard no matter what data is in the database. If (after backing up) you run apt-get remove mysql-server-core-5.1 dpkg --purge mysql-server-5.1 That should remove the database files completely. Then on install of the package, it should create a new blank database directory and start mysqld properly. -- 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
