package zoneminder (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 255

[Ed]

I tried to install zoneminder and it involved installing mysql. Mysql would never start so I removed the whole thing and now this software asked me if I wanted to submt this. So I did.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: zoneminder (not installed)
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-24.37-generic-pae 3.2.14
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-24-generic-pae i686
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu7
AptOrdering: zoneminder: Configure
Architecture: i386
CasperVersion: 1.315
Date: Sat Apr 28 11:15:13 2012
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 255
LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release i386 (20120423)
SourcePackage: zoneminder
Title: package zoneminder (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 255
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Aditya V (kroq-gar78)]

zoneminder needs mysql to start, hence the error 255

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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

[Steve Gilvarry (steve-gilvarry)]

Zoneminder requires database setup before running, bug even includes advice that mysql is not running.
NOTE: mysql not running, please start mysql and run dpkg-reconfigure zoneminder when it is running.

Later versions of ZoneMinder include README to configure application post install.