Package: mysql-server Version: 4.0.18-5 Severity: important
Problem when upgrading to mysql-server 4.0.23 : Preparing to replace mysql-server 4.0.18-5 (using .../mysql-server_4.0.23-1_i386.deb) ... Stopping MySQL database server: mysqld. ERROR: There's not enough space in /var/lib/mysql/ dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/mysql-server_4.0.23-1_i386.deb (--unpack): subprocess pre-installation script returned error exit status 1 Stopping MySQL database server: mysqld. Errors were encountered while processing: /var/cache/apt/archives/mysql-server_4.0.23-1_i386.deb E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1) But there is enough space on the device : 21/01 23:47 [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~% df Filesystem Type Size Used Avail Use% Mounted on /dev/sda1 ext2 -198327320991k 1.0k 0.0k 43% / /dev/sda3 ext2 -198344079482k 1.0k 0.0k 2% /boot /dev/sda5 ext2 -377652607361k 1.0k 0.0k 13% /var /dev/sda6 ext2 -98631054685k 1.0k 0.0k 1% /tmp /dev/sda7 ext2 -599853446988k 1.0k 0.0k 58% /usr /dev/sdb1 ext2 -1145365390273k 1.0k 0.0k 64% /home Notice the funky output from the Size column ... When lookin in the 'preinst' script from the package : # checking disc space if LC_ALL=C df --portability $DATADIR/. | awk 'END { exit ($4>1000) }'; then db_stop echo "ERROR: There's not enough space in $DATADIR/" 1>&2 exit 1 fi Ok so now : 22/01 0:33 [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~% df --portability /var/lib/mysql Filesystem Type Size Used Avail Use% Mounted on /dev/sda5 ext2 1.0k 1.0k 1.0k 13% /var -- System Information: Debian Release: 3.1 APT prefers testing APT policy: (500, 'testing') Architecture: i386 (i686) Kernel: Linux 2.2.17 Locale: LANG=C, LC_CTYPE=C (charmap=ANSI_X3.4-1968) Versions of packages mysql-server depends on: ii adduser 3.59 Add and remove users and groups ii debconf 1.4.30.11 Debian configuration management sy ii libc6 2.3.2.ds1-20 GNU C Library: Shared libraries an ii libdbi-perl 1.46-5 Perl5 database interface by Tim Bu ii libgcc1 1:3.4.3-6 GCC support library ii libmysqlclient12 4.0.23-1 mysql database client library ii libssl0.9.7 0.9.7e-2 SSL shared libraries ii libstdc++5 1:3.3.5-5 The GNU Standard C++ Library v3 ii libwrap0 7.6.dbs-6 Wietse Venema's TCP wrappers libra ii mysql-client 4.0.23-1 mysql database client binaries ii passwd 1:4.0.3-30.7 Change and administer password and ii perl 5.8.4-5 Larry Wall's Practical Extraction ii psmisc 21.5-1 Utilities that use the proc filesy ii zlib1g 1:1.2.2-3 compression library - runtime -- debconf information: mysql-server/nis_warning: mysql-server/really_downgrade_from_41: false mysql-server/mysql_update_hints1: mysql-server/start_on_boot: true mysql-server/postrm_remove_databases: false mysql-server/postrm_remove_database: false * mysql-server/mysql_install_db_notes: -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]