b2evolution failed to install : ERROR 2002 (HY000): Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket '/var/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock' (2)

[Steven Offord]

Binary package hint: update-manager

Stuck pulsing sound distortion on some firefox searches and playback of audio files including with rhythembox , very slow distorted playback.
Skype sound problems-similar.

ProblemType: Package
Architecture: i386
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 8.10
ErrorMessage: ErrorMessage: SystemError in cache.commit(): E:Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

NonfreeKernelModules: ath_hal
Package: update-manager 1:0.93.34
PackageArchitecture: all
SourcePackage: update-manager
Title: package update-manager 1:0.93.34 failed to install/upgrade: ErrorMessage: SystemError in cache.commit(): E:Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
Uname: Linux 2.6.27-9-generic i686

[Jean-Baptiste Lallement (jibel)]

Thanks for your report.

The cause of the failure is
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Setting up b2evolution (2.4.2-2) ...
ERROR 2002 (HY000): Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket '/var/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock' (2)
dpkg: error processing b2evolution (--configure):
 subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
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Affecting to b2evolution

[Jean-Baptiste Lallement (jibel)]

Is MySQL running locally ?

[Victor Vargas (kamus)]

We are closing this bug report because it lacks the information we need to investigate the problem, as described in the previous comments. Please reopen it if you can give us the missing information, and don't hesitate to submit bug reports in the future. To reopen the bug report you can click on the current status, under the Status column, and change the Status back to "New". Thanks again!