package mysql-server-5.5 5.5.24-0ubuntu0.12.04.1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 127

[David]

Happened with the update manager.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: mysql-server-5.5 5.5.24-0ubuntu0.12.04.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-24.39-generic 3.2.16
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-24-generic i686
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu9
Architecture: i386
Date: Sun Jun 17 12:11:31 2012
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 127
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release i386 (20101007)
Logs.var.log.daemon.log:

Logs.var.log.kern.log:

MySQLConf.etc.mysql.conf.d.mysqld.safe.syslog.cnf:
 [mysqld_safe]
 syslog
MySQLConf.etc.mysql.conf.d.mythtv.cnf:
 [mysqld]
 bind-address=0.0.0.0
 max_connections=100
MySQLConf.etc.mysql.conf.d.mythtv.cnf.dpkg.old:
 [mysqld]
 bind-address=0.0.0.0
MySQLVarLibDirListing: ['debian-5.5.flag', 'debian-5.1.flag', 'mythconverg', 'ib_logfile1', 'mysql', 'performance_schema', 'test', 'mysql_upgrade_info', 'ibdata1', 'ib_logfile0']
SourcePackage: mysql-5.5
Title: package mysql-server-5.5 5.5.24-0ubuntu0.12.04.1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 127
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2012-04-29 (48 days ago)

[Marc Cluet (lynxman)]

Hi David,

Thank you very much for your bug report.

This is a dependency issue on the package, it should install "logger" (which you don't have installed in your system) to be able to give any further errors or log what is happening.

To fix your situation David just run "apt-get install logger" and then afterwards "apt-get -f install", that should set everything in place.

Marking as confirmed to add the logger package dependency to mysql-server-5.5

[stlsaint (stlsaint)]

This package: logger that is spoken of does not seem to exist in ubuntu. Maybe spelling is wrong??

[Marc Cluet (lynxman)]

Hi,

My mistake David, logger is part of the package "bsdutils".

So the same should apply but running "apt-get install bsdutils"