package mysql-server-5.1 5.1.37-1ubuntu5 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess new pre-removal script returned error exit status 1

[lhuszar]

this happened during a background automatic upgrade.

ProblemType: Package
Architecture: i386
Date: Wed Feb 10 19:46:13 2010
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
ErrorMessage: subprocess new pre-removal script returned error exit status 1
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 9.10 "Karmic Koala" - Release i386 (20091028.5)
MySQLConf.etc.mysql.conf.d.mysqld.safe.syslog.cnf:
 [mysqld_safe]
 syslog
MySQLVarLibDirListing: ['phonebook', 'messages', 'medisys_base', 'ib_logfile0', 'track_db_list_bak.txt', 'debian-4.1.flag', 'mysql_upgrade_info', 'test', 'serendipity', 'crosscoder_office', 'my.cnf', 'electronic_rx', 'track_db.list', 'neurophysiology', 'cognitive', 'laboratory', 'information', 'patient_login', 'institutions', 'debian-5.1.flag', 'offices_office', 'posting', 'files', 'ib_logfile1', 'ibdata1', 'radiology', 'appointments', 'mysql', 'phpmyadmin', 'email', 'prescription', 'patient_info_office']
Package: mysql-server-5.1 5.1.37-1ubuntu5
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-19.56-generic
SourcePackage: mysql-dfsg-5.1
Title: package mysql-server-5.1 5.1.37-1ubuntu5 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess new pre-removal script returned error exit status 1
Uname: Linux 2.6.31-19-generic i686

[Monkey (monkey-libre)]

This bug was reported in the bug #509736 before so I´ve marked this as Duplicate. Thank You for making Ubuntu better.