Ubuntu
mysql-5.1 package

package mysql-server-5.1 (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: ErrorMessage: subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 1

Bug #811151 reported by Jason Odoom on 2011-07-15

This bug report is a duplicate of: Bug #811149: package mysql-server-5.1 (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: ErrorMessage: subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 1. Edit Remove

This bug affects 1 person

Affects		Status	Importance	Assigned to	Milestone
	mysql-5.1 (Ubuntu)	New	Undecided	Unassigned

Bug Description

Happened while installing http://paste.ubuntu.com/644853/

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
Package: mysql-server-5.1 (not installed)
ProcVersionSignature: hostname 2.6.38-8.42-generic 2.6.38.2
Uname: Linux 2.6.38-8-generic i686
Architecture: i386
Date: Fri Jul 15 12:46:17 2011
ErrorMessage: ErrorMessage: subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 1
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release i386 (20101007)
InstallationMedia_: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release i386 (20101007)
ProcVersionSignature_: hostname 2.6.38-8.42-generic 2.6.38.2
SourcePackage: mysql-5.1
Title: package mysql-server-5.1 (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: ErrorMessage: subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 1
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to natty on 2011-07-15 (0 days ago)