package bacula-director-mysql 5.0.1-1ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

[2bcandid]

Binary package hint: bacula

Attempted to install Bacula on Ubuntu using Synaptic Package Manager, but system displayed an error message saying it had crashed!

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
Package: bacula-director-mysql 5.0.1-1ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-24.39-generic-pae 2.6.32.15+drm33.5
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-24-generic-pae i686
NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx
Architecture: i386
Date: Thu Aug 12 10:19:37 2010
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release i386 (20100429)
SourcePackage: bacula
Title: package bacula-director-mysql 5.0.1-1ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

[Scott Moser (smoser)]

I can confirm this on a maverick ec2 image (20100812), simply by running:
apt-get install bacula

You are prompted for information on setting up mysql, and then for info for bacula.
bacula then tries to connect to the mysql server that isn't running yet.

[Scott Moser (smoser)]

note, this is easily worked around by installing mysql-server first.