I see the same behaviour on mysql 5.5.28 on Cygwin. So the issue is not Ubuntu-specific. The comparison therefore is between Mysql5.1 and Mysql5.5. 5.1 was available in the 12.04 repository as a non-default install, but it has subsequently been removed.
I see the same behaviour on mysql 5.5.28 on Cygwin. So the issue is not Ubuntu-specific. The comparison therefore is between Mysql5.1 and Mysql5.5. 5.1 was available in the 12.04 repository as a non-default install, but it has subsequently been removed.