package mysql-server-5.0 5.1.30really5.0.75-0ubuntu10 [modified: /var/lib/dpkg/info/mysql-server-5.0.list] failed to install/upgrade: subprocess pre-installation script returned error exit status 1

Bug #379574 reported by Steven Sciame
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Bug Description

I am not sure what happened, but the computer asked me if I wanted to report the bug to help others. I have to say my first week using Ubuntu has been BUGS BUGS BUGS BUGS BUGS. I think i am a member of every forum now!

ProblemType: Package
Architecture: i386
Dependencies:

DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.04
ErrorMessage: subprocess pre-installation script returned error exit status 1
Package: mysql-server-5.0 5.1.30really5.0.75-0ubuntu10 [modified: /var/lib/dpkg/info/mysql-server-5.0.list]
SourcePackage: mysql-dfsg-5.0
Title: package mysql-server-5.0 5.1.30really5.0.75-0ubuntu10 [modified: /var/lib/dpkg/info/mysql-server-5.0.list] failed to install/upgrade: subprocess pre-installation script returned error exit status 1
Uname: Linux 2.6.28-11-generic i686

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Steven Sciame (sasciame) wrote :
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Andreas Olsson (andol) wrote :

It seems as if your MySQL installation ran into a minor collision.

debconf: DbDriver "config": /var/cache/debconf/config.dat is locked by another process: Resource temporarily unavailable

If you try a reinstall it ought to work.

This issue have already been reported as bug #349469 (among others). Hence I'm marking this report as a duplicate.

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