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

[Pratik]

keeps turning up in repository to update, possibly corrupted source

ProblemType: Package
Architecture: i386
Date: Sat May 22 22:09:30 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)
Logs.var.log.daemon.log:

Logs.var.log.kern.log:
 May 23 15:41:28 ratpik-laptop kernel: [ 9489.714893] type=1503 audit(1274609488.342:34): operation="open" pid=3457 parent=3456 profile="/usr/sbin/mysqld" requested_mask="r::" denied_mask="r::" fsuid=0 ouid=0 name="/sys/devices/system/cpu/"
 May 23 15:41:28 ratpik-laptop kernel: [ 9490.196883] type=1503 audit(1274609488.823:35): operation="open" pid=3508 parent=3507 profile="/usr/sbin/mysqld" requested_mask="r::" denied_mask="r::" fsuid=0 ouid=0 name="/sys/devices/system/cpu/"
 May 23 15:41:29 ratpik-laptop kernel: [ 9490.727428] type=1503 audit(1274609489.355:36): operation="open" pid=3561 parent=3560 profile="/usr/sbin/mysqld" requested_mask="r::" denied_mask="r::" fsuid=0 ouid=0 name="/sys/devices/system/cpu/"
 May 23 15:41:29 ratpik-laptop kernel: [ 9490.962642] type=1503 audit(1274609489.590:37): operation="open" pid=3603 parent=3602 profile="/usr/sbin/mysqld" requested_mask="r::" denied_mask="r::" fsuid=0 ouid=0 name="/sys/devices/system/cpu/"
 May 23 15:41:29 ratpik-laptop kernel: [ 9491.065547] type=1503 audit(1274609489.694:38): operation="open" pid=3619 parent=3618 profile="/usr/sbin/mysqld" requested_mask="r::" denied_mask="r::" fsuid=0 ouid=0 name="/sys/devices/system/cpu/"
MySQLConf.etc.mysql.my.cnf: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/etc/mysql/my.cnf'
MySQLVarLibDirListing: ['mysql_upgrade_info', 'ratpik-laptop.err', 'ratpik-laptop.pid', 'ib_logfile0', 'debian-5.1.flag', 'ibdata1', 'ib_logfile1', 'openmrs', 'mds', 'mysql']
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
Package: mysql-server-5.1 5.1.37-1ubuntu5
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-21.59-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 2.6.31-21-generic i686
modified.conffile..etc.mysql.conf.d.mysqld.safe.syslog.cnf: [deleted]
modified.conffile..etc.mysql.debian.start: [deleted]

[Scott Moser (smoser)]

From the DpkgTerminalLog, the 'stop' script failed to run for mysql. From the content above (apparently in kern.log ?) there may have been no /etc/mysql/my.cnf . (user removal?)

[Sinquin David (davidsinquin+launchpad)]

I think the problem is the same as https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/mysql-dfsg-5.1/+bug/522185
I had the same and I fixed it with :
sudo killall mysqld
sudo /etc/init.d/mysql stop
sudo apt-get upgrade

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

[Expired for mysql-dfsg-5.1 (Ubuntu) because there has been no activity for 60 days.]