package mysql-server-5.1 5.1.41-3ubuntu12.8 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 1

[amrigo]

Failed

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
Package: mysql-server-5.1 5.1.41-3ubuntu12.8
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-27.49-generic 2.6.32.26+drm33.12
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-27-generic i686
Architecture: i386
Date: Wed Dec 22 10:29:56 2010
ErrorMessage: subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 1
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release i386 (20100429)
MySQLConf.etc.mysql.conf.d.mysqld.safe.syslog.cnf:
 [mysqld_safe]
 syslog
MySQLVarLibDirListing: ['ibdata1', 'cacti', 'mysql', 'moodle20', 'moodle19', 'ib_logfile0', 'debian-5.1.flag', 'mysql_upgrade_info', 'ib_logfile1', 'moodle', 'angelo-desktop.pid']
SourcePackage: mysql-dfsg-5.1
Title: package mysql-server-5.1 5.1.41-3ubuntu12.8 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 1

[Serge Hallyn (serge-hallyn)]

Thanks for taking the time to open this bug report and helping to make Ubuntu better.

The logs show that mysql pre-install failed because your root disk is full. You may be able to save some space by clearing out old files in /var/log, and clearing out the apt cache with 'apt-get clean'. If that doesn't help enough, then you'll likely want to start by doing 'du -sh /*' to figure out which directory tree is the largest. If you need further help, please don't hesitate to respond again.