Ubuntu 12.04 Errors were encountered while processing: mysql-server-5.5.32 mysql-server E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

[Alex Burdu]

Hi,

This evening I made an update I sincerely regret... I updated mysql to 5.5.32 which turned out awful.
At the end of the update it popped a window telling me that it will do some changes to apparmor. I don't know how to configure it so i let it do it's job. It seems like it failed because it gave Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

Ubuntu 12.04

I tried reinstalling but it gives:

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sudo apt-get install mysql-server
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following extra packages will be installed:
  mysql-server-5.5
Suggested packages:
  tinyca mailx
The following NEW packages will be installed:
  mysql-server mysql-server-5.5
0 upgraded, 2 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Need to get 0 B/8,830 kB of archives.
After this operation, 32.8 MB of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]? y
Preconfiguring packages ...
Selecting previously unselected package mysql-server-5.5.
(Reading database ... 852313 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking mysql-server-5.5 (from .../mysql-server-5.5_5.5.32-0ubuntu0.12.04.1_amd64.deb) ...
egrep: /etc/mysql/: No such file or directory
Selecting previously unselected package mysql-server.
Unpacking mysql-server (from .../mysql-server_5.5.32-0ubuntu0.12.04.1_all.deb) ...
Processing triggers for man-db ...
Processing triggers for ureadahead ...
Setting up mysql-server-5.5 (5.5.32-0ubuntu0.12.04.1) ...
130725 23:05:22 [Note] Plugin 'FEDERATED' is disabled.
130725 23:05:22 InnoDB: The InnoDB memory heap is disabled
130725 23:05:22 InnoDB: Mutexes and rw_locks use GCC atomic builtins
130725 23:05:22 InnoDB: Compressed tables use zlib 1.2.3.4
130725 23:05:22 InnoDB: Initializing buffer pool, size = 128.0M
130725 23:05:22 InnoDB: Completed initialization of buffer pool
130725 23:05:22 InnoDB: highest supported file format is Barracuda.
130725 23:05:22 InnoDB: Waiting for the background threads to start
130725 23:05:23 InnoDB: 5.5.32 started; log sequence number 1595675
130725 23:05:23 [ERROR] /usr/sbin/mysqld: Can't find file: './mysql/user.frm' (errno: 13)
ERROR: 1017 Can't find file: './mysql/user.frm' (errno: 13)
130725 23:05:23 [ERROR] Aborting

130725 23:05:23 InnoDB: Starting shutdown...
130725 23:05:24 InnoDB: Shutdown completed; log sequence number 1595675
130725 23:05:24 [Note] /usr/sbin/mysqld: Shutdown complete

start: Job failed to start
invoke-rc.d: initscript mysql, action "start" failed.
dpkg: error processing mysql-server-5.5 (--configure):
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of mysql-server:
 mysql-server depends on mysql-server-5.5; however:
  Package mysql-server-5.5 is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing mysql-server (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
No apport report written because the error message indicates its a followup error from a previous failure.
           Errors were encountered while processing:
 mysql-server-5.5
 mysql-server
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
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How can i get this working? Read lots of threads regarding this subject, but nothing works.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

[Alex Burdu (alex.burdu)]

managed to install it using this work-around http://askubuntu.com/questions/175820/mysql-doesnt-update-due-to-error-in-apparmor-profile

i think i will never update it again