package mysql-server-5.0 5.1.30really5.0.75-0ubuntu10 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess new pre-removal script returned error exit status 1

Bug #391410 reported by zcox
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Bug Description

No idea why this happens, but this MySQL update just refuses to install

ProblemType: Package
Architecture: i386
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.04
ErrorMessage: subprocess new pre-removal script returned error exit status 1
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
Package: mysql-server-5.0 5.1.30really5.0.75-0ubuntu10
SourcePackage: mysql-dfsg-5.0
Title: package mysql-server-5.0 5.1.30really5.0.75-0ubuntu10 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess new pre-removal script returned error exit status 1
Uname: Linux 2.6.28-11-generic i686

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zcox (zcox522) wrote :
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Chuck Short (zulcss) wrote :

Revelant errors:

Selecting previously deselected package linux-image-2.6.28-13-generic.

(Reading database ... 132148 files and directories currently installed.)

Unpacking linux-image-2.6.28-13-generic (from .../linux-image-2.6.28-13-generic_2.6.28-13.44_i386.deb) ...

Done.

Preparing to replace linux-restricted-modules-common 2.6.28-11.15 (using .../linux-restricted-modules-common_2.6.28-13.17_all.deb) ...

Unpacking replacement linux-restricted-modules-common ...

Selecting previously deselected package linux-restricted-modules-2.6.28-13-generic.

Unpacking linux-restricted-modules-2.6.28-13-generic (from .../linux-restricted-modules-2.6.28-13-generic_2.6.28-13.17_i386.deb) ...

Preparing to replace mysql-server-5.0 5.1.30really5.0.75-0ubuntu10 (using .../mysql-server-5.0_5.1.30really5.0.75-0ubuntu10.2_i386.deb) ...

 * Stopping MySQL database server mysqld

   ...fail!

invoke-rc.d: initscript mysql, action "stop" failed.

dpkg: warning - old pre-removal script returned error exit status 1

dpkg - trying script from the new package instead ...

 * Stopping MySQL database server mysqld

   ...fail!

invoke-rc.d: initscript mysql, action "stop" failed.

dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/mysql-server-5.0_5.1.30really5.0.75-0ubuntu10.2_i386.deb (--unpack):

 subprocess new pre-removal script returned error exit status 1

Could you please provide the following information:

 * content of /var/log/daemon.log related to mysql processes:

    /var/log/daemon.log

 * apparmor audit messages related to mysqld:

    /var/log/kern.log

 * mysql configuration stripped of private information (such as password):

    /etc/mysql/my.cnf

 * extra mysql configuration from the conf.d directory:

    /etc/mysql/conf.d/

Changed in mysql-dfsg-5.0 (Ubuntu):
status: New → Incomplete
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Mathias Gug (mathiaz) wrote :

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!

Changed in mysql-dfsg-5.0 (Ubuntu):
status: Incomplete → Invalid
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