Impossible to install akonadi-server and amarok at the same time.

[Luis Silva]

Binary package hint: akonadi-server

I have akonadi-server installed which depends on mysql-server and mysql-server-5.0. When trying to install amarok I am told that there is a conflict and that mysql-server-5.0 must be removed to install mysql-server-5.1. Of course, this implies removing akonadi. I propose upgrading the akonadi dependencies to mysql-server-5.1 and deal with the possible incompatibility issues as akonadi bugs.

[Kari Takanen (refic)]

Yes, this one is really annoying. It's been there ever since I started using 9.04 Alpha 3.

[Jonathan Thomas (echidnaman)]

This just got fixed this morning. Update and everything should be just fine. :-)

[Kari Takanen (refic)]

Hmm.. Seems that something is still wrong?

sudo aptitude install akonadi-server

Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Reading extended state information
Initializing package states... Done
The following NEW packages will be installed:
  akonadi-server mysql-server-core-5.0{a}
0 packages upgraded, 2 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Need to get 0B/6995kB of archives. After unpacking 18.1MB will be used.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n/?]
Writing extended state information... Done
(Reading database ... 97662 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking mysql-server-core-5.0 (from .../mysql-server-core-5.0_5.1.30really5.0.75-0ubuntu3_amd64.deb) ...
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/mysql-server-core-5.0_5.1.30really5.0.75-0ubuntu3_amd64.deb (--unpack):
 trying to overwrite `/usr/sbin/mysqld', which is also in package mysql-server-5.1
dpkg-deb: subprocess paste killed by signal (Broken pipe)
Selecting previously deselected package akonadi-server.
Unpacking akonadi-server (from .../akonadi-server_1.1.1-0ubuntu2_amd64.deb) ...
Errors were encountered while processing:
 /var/cache/apt/archives/mysql-server-core-5.0_5.1.30really5.0.75-0ubuntu3_amd64.deb
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
A package failed to install. Trying to recover:
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of akonadi-server:
 akonadi-server depends on mysql-server-core-5.0; however:
  Package mysql-server-core-5.0 is not installed.
dpkg: error processing akonadi-server (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Errors were encountered while processing:
 akonadi-server
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Reading extended state information
Initializing package states... Done
Writing extended state information... Done

Current status: 1 broken [+1].

[Jonathan Thomas (echidnaman)]

Hmm, yeah. I got that too. I'd recommend filing a new bug against mysql-dfsg-5.0 including the overwrite error. It's not an akonadi bug. :-)

[Luis Silva (lacsilva)]

It is actually not a real bug. Mark all mysql packages you can find as automatically installed:

sudo aptitude markauto ~nmysql

and all will work out. The problem is that nearly all packages from the livecd are installed as non-auto and thus tend to stick around.

[Kari Takanen (refic)]

Still doesn't work. Same failure.

[Jorgen Haglund (jorgie-haglund)]

Got the same failure.

[Trojkolka (trojkolka)]

After running:

"sudo aptitude markauto ~nmysql"

all my partially installed updates got installed and configured. Only the Akonadi dependent packages failed to install and seem to be broken.

"Errors were encountered while processing:
 akonadi-server
 akonadi-kde
 kmail"