package mysql-server-5.1 5.1.41-3ubuntu12.9 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

[Aravind Anil]

I cannot install MySQL server for some reason!

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
Package: mysql-server-5.1 5.1.41-3ubuntu12.9
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-28.55-generic 2.6.32.27+drm33.12
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-28-generic i686
Architecture: i386
Date: Thu Feb 17 09:48:10 2011
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-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: ['phpmyadmin', 'ib_logfile0', 'ib_logfile1', 'ibdata1', 'mysql', 'debian-5.1.flag', 'mysql_upgrade_info']
SourcePackage: mysql-dfsg-5.1
Title: package mysql-server-5.1 5.1.41-3ubuntu12.9 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

[James Page (james-page)]

Error message:

Setting up mysql-client-5.1 (5.1.41-3ubuntu12.9) ...
Setting up mysql-server-5.1 (5.1.41-3ubuntu12.9) ...
mysql stop/post-start, (post-start) process 8813
The application 'frontend' lost its connection to the display :0.0;
most likely the X server was shut down or you killed/destroyed
the application.
dpkg: error processing mysql-server-5.1 (--configure):
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

[James Page (james-page)]

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better.

It looks like there was a problem during the configuration step of the installation.

Please can you try running:

    dpkg-reconfigure mysql-server-5.1

Hopefully this should re-configure the root password for mysql-server and restart the service.

Please update this bug if this resolved your issue.

Thanks