package mysql-server-5.1 5.1.37-1ubuntu5.1 failed to install/upgrade: sub-process new script pre-removal gives exit code 1

[Igor Santos]

Tried to update the package via normal update manager, and it always thrown an error.

ProblemType: Package
Architecture: i386
Date: Wed Sep 1 09:13:43 2010
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
ErrorMessage: sub-processo novo script pre-removal retornou estado de saída de erro 1
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 9.10 "Karmic Koala" - Release i386 (20091028.5)
MySQLConf.etc.mysql.conf.d.mysqld.safe.syslog.cnf:
 [mysqld_safe]
 syslog
MySQLVarLibDirListing: ['cit', 'bibinha', 'ibdata1', 'debian-5.1.flag', 'yii', 'ib_logfile0', 'novahouse', 'madureirafutsal', 'comerciodorocha2', 'sintraconstrio', 'mysql_upgrade_info', 'phpmyadmin', 'blog', 'ib_logfile1', 'drupal6', 'amarok', 'magento', 'cecip_2', 'mysql', 'tayah']
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
Package: mysql-server-5.1 5.1.37-1ubuntu5.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-22.63-generic
SourcePackage: mysql-dfsg-5.1
Title: package mysql-server-5.1 5.1.37-1ubuntu5.1 failed to install/upgrade: sub-processo novo script pre-removal retornou estado de saída de erro 1
Uname: Linux 2.6.31-22-generic i686

[Scott Moser (smoser)]

mysql server failed to stop. possibly a duplicate of bug 620441.