package mysql-server-5.0 not installed failed to install/upgrade: subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 1

Bug #576332 reported by Axl Mattheus
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Bug Description

"dpkg --get-selections | grep deinstall | cut -f1 | xargs sudo apt-get remove --purge" got rid of mysql.

Tried to reinstall.

No luck.

ProblemType: Package
Architecture: i386
Date: Thu May 6 11:34:04 2010
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
ErrorMessage: subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 1
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 9.10 "Karmic Koala" - Release i386 (20091028.5)
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia wl
Package: mysql-server-5.0 (not installed)
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-21.59-generic
SourcePackage: mysql-dfsg-5.0
Title: package mysql-server-5.0 (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 1
Uname: Linux 2.6.31-21-generic i686

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Axl Mattheus (axler8r) wrote :
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Chuck Short (zulcss) wrote :

Not a mysql bug and i think you are missing --get-selections

Chuck Short (zulcss)
affects: mysql-dfsg-5.0 (Ubuntu) → ubuntu
Changed in ubuntu:
status: New → Invalid
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