package mysql-server-5.5 5.5.29-0ubuntu0.12.10.1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed pre-removal script was killed by signal (Broken pipe)

[deepak]

Can't call method "set" on an undefined value at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/FrontEnd.pm line 126, <GEN0> line 5.
Use of uninitialized value $ret in scalar chomp at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/Client/ConfModule.pm line 132, <STDIN> line 4.
Use of uninitialized value $ret in split at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/Client/ConfModule.pm line 133, <STDIN> line 4.
Use of uninitialized value $ret[0] in string eq at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/Client/ConfModule.pm line 134, <STDIN> line 4.
Use of uninitialized value $ret[0] in string eq at /usr/bin/debconf-apt-progress line 350, <STDIN> line 4.
tasksel: aptitude failed (255)

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10
Package: mysql-server-5.5 5.5.29-0ubuntu0.12.10.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-25.39-generic 3.5.7.4
Uname: Linux 3.5.0-25-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.6.1-0ubuntu10
Architecture: amd64
Date: Tue Feb 26 22:54:21 2013
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed pre-removal script was killed by signal (Broken pipe)
InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-02-15 (11 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" - Release amd64 (20121017.5)
Logs.var.log.daemon.log:

MarkForUpload: True
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
MySQLVarLibDirListing: ['phpmyadmin', 'mysql', 'ib_logfile1', 'mysql_upgrade_info', 'practicel', 'laravel', 'ib_logfile0', 'ibdata1', 'mythconverg', 'debian-5.5.flag', 'test', 'performance_schema', 'cricket']
ProcCmdline: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.5.0-25-generic root=UUID=c469ef9e-f65e-4f24-bb41-96219052b7b3 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
SourcePackage: mysql-5.5
Title: package mysql-server-5.5 5.5.29-0ubuntu0.12.10.1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed pre-removal script was killed by signal (Broken pipe)
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Serge Hallyn (serge-hallyn)]

debconf: DbDriver "passwords" warning: /var/cache/debconf/passwords.dat is locked by another process: Resource temporarily unavailable
debconf: DbDriver "templatedb": /var/cache/debconf/templates.dat is locked by another process: Resource temporarily unavailable
dpkg: error processing man-db (--configure):
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Errors were encountered while processing:
 man-db

Could you reboot and re-try the upgrade to check whether this was a
transient error?

 status incomplete
 importance medium

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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