file conflict with libmysqlclient-dev 5.1.58-1ubuntu1

[Simon Huerlimann]

Updating from oneiric to precise I got the following error:

Unpacking mysql-server-5.5 (from .../mysql-server-5.5_5.5.17-4ubuntu6_i386.deb) ...
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/mysql-server-5.5_5.5.17-4ubuntu6_i386.deb (--unpack):
 trying to overwrite '/usr/lib/mysql/plugin/ha_example.so', which is also in package libmysqlclient-dev 5.1.58-1ubuntu1

Looks like mysql-server-5.5 should get a 'conflict' declaration on older libmysqlclient-dev packages.

Cheers
Simon

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: mysql-server-5.5 (not installed)
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-14.23-generic 3.0.9
Uname: Linux 3.0.0-14-generic i686
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu4
Architecture: i386
Date: Thu Jan 5 21:34:57 2012
InstallationMedia: Kubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release i386 (20111012)
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=
 PATH=(custom, user)
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: mysql-5.5
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Simon Huerlimann (huerlisi)]

New package libmysqlclient-dev_5.5.17-4ubuntu6 from precise does not have the file conflict (as expected:-)

To anyone who runs into this problem: try the following:

sudo dpkg -r libmysqlclient-dev
sudo apt-get -f install
sudo apt-get install libmysqlclient-dev

[Clint Byrum (clint-fewbar)]

Hi Simon!

This is indeed the case, though a Breaks/Replaces should work fine to gracefully move ownership of these plugin files from libmysqlclient-dev to its proper place in mysql-server-5.5. Some testing needs to be done to make sure people won't have mysql-server-5.5 pulled in when they upgrade and only have libmysqlclient-dev.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

This bug was fixed in the package mysql-5.5 - 5.5.20-0ubuntu1

---------------
mysql-5.5 (5.5.20-0ubuntu1) precise; urgency=low

  * New upstream release.
  * d/mysql-server-5.5.mysql.upstart: Fix stop on to make sure mysql is
    fully stopped before shutdown commences. (LP: #688541) Also simplify
    start on as it is redundant.
  * d/control: Depend on upstart version which has apparmor profile load
    script to prevent failure on upgrade from lucid to precise.
    (LP: #907465)
  * d/apparmor-profile: need to allow /run since that is the true path
    of /var/run files. (LP: #917542)
  * d/control: mysql-server-5.5 has files in it that used to be owned
    by libmysqlclient-dev, so it must break/replace it. (LP: #912487)
  * d/rules, d/control: 5.5.20 Fixes segfault on tests with gcc 4.6,
    change compiler back to system default.
  * d/rules: Turn off embedded libedit/readline.(Closes: #659566)
 -- Clint Byrum <email address hidden> Tue, 14 Feb 2012 23:59:22 -0800