package mysql-server-5.1 5.1.41-3ubuntu12.6 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 1

[Frank Holtry]

OS: Ubuntu 10.04.01LTS
using Synaptic.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
Package: mysql-server-5.1 5.1.41-3ubuntu12.6
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-24.43-generic-pae 2.6.32.15+drm33.5
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-24-generic-pae i686
Architecture: i386
Date: Mon Sep 20 19:22:52 2010
Df:

ErrorMessage: subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 1
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-Server 10.04.1 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release i386 (20100816.2)
Logs.var.log.daemon.log:

Logs.var.log.kern.log:

MySQLConf.etc.mysql.conf.d.mysqld.safe.syslog.cnf:
 [mysqld_safe]
 syslog
MySQLVarLibDirListing: ['debian-5.1.flag', 'archmage.pid', 'mysql', 'ibdata1', 'ib_logfile0', 'ib_logfile1', 'mysql_upgrade_info']
SourcePackage: mysql-dfsg-5.1
Title: package mysql-server-5.1 5.1.41-3ubuntu12.6 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 1

[Clint Byrum (clint-fewbar)]

Hi Frank!

Thanks for taking the time to report this bug and help us make Ubuntu better!

It would appear that another package management process was running at the same time as this, as the failure happened because of a lock, according to DpkgTerminalLog.txt. Do you have automatic updates enabled?

If so, make sure nothing else like 'update-manager' or 'dpkg' is running, and then try running this:

sudo apt-get -f install

Please let us know if that resolves the issue.

Marking Incomplete pending response from Frank.

[Frank Holtry (fholtry)]

Hi Clint,

Thanks for the tip. I reran the install and everything seemed to work ok.

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_Frank Holtry_
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On 09/28/2010 06:02 PM, Clint Byrum wrote:
> Hi Frank!
>
> Thanks for taking the time to report this bug and help us make Ubuntu
> better!
>
> It would appear that another package management process was running at
> the same time as this, as the failure happened because of a lock,
> according to DpkgTerminalLog.txt. Do you have automatic updates enabled?
>
> If so, make sure nothing else like 'update-manager' or 'dpkg' is
> running, and then try running this:
>
> sudo apt-get -f install
>
> Please let us know if that resolves the issue.
>
> Marking Incomplete pending response from Frank.
>
> ** Changed in: mysql-dfsg-5.1 (Ubuntu)
> Status: New => Incomplete
>
>

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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