*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 982303 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/982303
The duplicate is wrong (as the owner has admitted) in the other bug. When I said I followed the instructions I referred to the initctl reload-configuration root@s16224997:~# initctl reload-configuration root@s16224997:~# apt-get install mysql-server Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done mysql-server is already the newest version. 0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 9 not upgraded. 2 not fully installed or removed. After this operation, 0 B of additional disk space will be used. Do you want to continue [Y/n]? Setting up mysql-server-5.5 (5.5.22-0ubuntu1) ... start: Job failed to start invoke-rc.d: initscript mysql, action "start" failed. dpkg: error processing mysql-server-5.5 (--configure): subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1 dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of mysql-server: mysql-server depends on mysql-server-5.5; however: Package mysql-server-5.5 is not configured yet. dpkg: error processing mysql-server (--configure): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured No apport report written because the error message indicates its a followup error from a previous failure. Errors were encountered while processing: mysql-server-5.5 mysql-server E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1) I even followed instructions from https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/mysql-5.5/+bug/978995 and performed: #touch /etc/apparmor.d/local/usr.sbin.mysqld But it still doesn't work. Why doesn't the maintainer roll back to a working version while fixes this issue? I can't install in a new server running precise the mysql- server package Miguel -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/973951 Title: package mysql-server-5.5 5.5.22-0ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/mysql-5.5/+bug/973951/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs