Ubuntu
mysql-5.5 package

  1. Bug #973951
  2. Comment #28

Comment 28 for bug 973951

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David M. Wheeler (general-y) wrote :

<Gosh I hate TABS!>
I POSTULATE THE FOLLOWING:

1) The intial problem is the collection of a mySQL root password, for which other package installs DO NOT PROMPT FOR, and thus cannot properly install the package. Since 3 (three) different packages prompt for the password change, I believe that three packages need the mySQL root password to properly install.

2) Because the purge does not correctly remove the CORE for client and server, the original mySQL root password was NOT being properly cleared out, and thus causing the failure of the package install.

Perhaps, this can be the cause of someone UPGRADING that also has a password set somewhere in the mySQL configurations.

<Hope this helps>

BTW, with the full purge, I am now up and operating again. Thanks.