package phpmyadmin 4:3.3.2-1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 10

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Binary package hint: phpmyadmin

Dear LP,

I'm using Ubuntu 10.04 and through Synaptic Package Manager I was installing phpmyadmin and mysql server for installing Joomla CMS.

After completion of the downloading, the GUI for setting up the PHPMYADMIN password started. But even after filling the username and password, the GUI was taking me to the screen of entering the password again and again. The tooltip reported the as the MySql database is not yet started, you can not proceed; but you can proceed by aborting or ignoring this step. I opted both the ways one by one; but that didn't prove to be useful and ultimately at the end of the Synaptic I got the following error

E: phpmyadmin: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 10

Please email me the solution for this.

Thanks & regards.
Vishal.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
Package: phpmyadmin 4:3.3.2-1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-21.32-generic 2.6.32.11+drm33.2
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-21-generic i686
Architecture: i386
Date: Sun Aug 22 15:11:49 2010
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 10
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release i386 (20100429)
PackageArchitecture: all
SourcePackage: phpmyadmin
Title: package phpmyadmin 4:3.3.2-1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 10