I don't know if I had the same bug as the message I had when I updated was that
dpkg couldn't stop mysql.
I tried "sudo /etc/init.d/mysql stop" but it failed. Then I did "sudo killall
mysqld" which worked, I re-launched "sudo /etc/init.d/mysql stop" : it worked.
Then "apt-get upgrade" did his wo
I think the problem is the same as
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/mysql-dfsg-5.1/+bug/522185
I had the same and I fixed it with :
sudo killall mysqld
sudo /etc/init.d/mysql stop
sudo apt-get upgrade
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package mysql-server-5.1 5.1.37-1ubuntu5 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess
new
** Changed in: mysql-dfsg-5.1 (Ubuntu)
Status: New => Incomplete
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package mysql-server failed to install/upgrade: subprocess new pre-removal
script returned error exit status 1
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/522185
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When you try to upgrade, do you have an error message like that :
"Setting up mysql-server-5.1 (5.1.37-1ubuntu5.1) ...
* Stopping MySQL database server mysqld
...done.
* Starting MySQL database server mysqld
...fail!
invoke-rc.d: initscript mysql, action "start" failed.
dpkg: error processi
What error do tou have when you launch "sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-
get dist-upgrade" ?
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package mysql-server failed to install/upgrade: subprocess new pre-removal
script returned error exit status 1
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/522185
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** Changed in: mysql-dfsg-5.1 (Ubuntu)
Status: Invalid => New
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package mysql-server failed to install/upgrade: subprocess new pre-removal
script returned error exit status 1
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/522185
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Can you send the result of "sudo /etc/init.d/mysql start" ?
You should maybe open a new bug and close this one as the problem doesn't seem
to be exactly the same : mine was that mysql was not able to stop, yours is
that mysql cannot start.
** Changed in: mysql-dfsg-5.1 (Ubuntu)
Status: N
