Same problem here after upgrading to Karmic. Problem is caused by Jaunty installing sql 5.0 but not selecting the MySql meta package. Therefore MySql is not updated to 5.1 during the upgrade to Karmic and Akonadi fails to start.
Simple selecting the mysql-server package will fix the problem. MySql is then updated to 5.1 and akonadi works. I think the proper fix for this bug would be for the Karmic upgrade manager to ensure the mysql-server meta package has been selected. BTW, this was the ONLY issue I had with the Karmic upgrade on my eee-pc. Karmic is great!!! Thanks to all the developers!!! -- [Karmic] akonadiserver: Database process exited unexpectedly during initial connection https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/459741 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to akonadi in ubuntu. -- kubuntu-bugs mailing list kubuntu-b...@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/kubuntu-bugs