package php5-mysql 5.4.9-4ubuntu2.1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

[johnnyb0y]

Tried to do this:

 sudo apt-get install php5-gd php-db php5-mysql

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.04
Package: php5-mysql 5.4.9-4ubuntu2.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.8.0-26.38-generic 3.8.13.2
Uname: Linux 3.8.0-26-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.9.2-0ubuntu8.1
Architecture: amd64
Date: Sat Jul 6 01:27:04 2013
DuplicateSignature: package:php5-mysql:5.4.9-4ubuntu2.1:subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-05-31 (35 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04.4 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release amd64 (20120214.2)
MarkForUpload: True
SourcePackage: php5
Title: package php5-mysql 5.4.9-4ubuntu2.1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to raring on 2013-06-01 (34 days ago)

[Yolanda Robla (yolanda.robla)]

Thanks for reporting this. Seems that other users are having the same issue as you.
Can you try this solution?

http://askubuntu.com/questions/308523/i-have-broken-ubuntu

Best
Yolanda

[johnnyb0y (ubuntu64)]

Followed the instructions at http://askubuntu.com/questions/308523/i-have-broken-ubuntu and all is now working, thank you.

Regards,

John Goodwin