I've had similar problems before. I got around them by creating the following /etc/init.d/mysql (or whatever...) file:
#!/bin/sh exit 0; That way, the removal script is happy. The same trick works for upgrades as well. --Rich > Chrys wrote: > > Hi, > > I tried to uninstall mysql-server to compile the original binary file, > but it looks like I have a problem :-( > Here is what apt-get shows me: > mobi:~# apt-get remove mysql-server > Reading Package Lists... Done > Building Dependency Tree... Done > The following packages will be REMOVED: > mysql-server > 0 packages upgraded, 0 newly installed, 1 to remove and 0 not > upgraded. > 1 packages not fully installed or removed. > Need to get 0B of archives. After unpacking 1987kB will be freed. > Do you want to continue? [Y/n] y > (Reading database ... 23902 files and directories currently > installed.) > Removing mysql-server ... > /var/lib/dpkg/info/mysql-server.prerm: /etc/init.d/mysql: No such file > or directory > dpkg: error processing mysql-server (--remove): > subprocess pre-removal script returned error exit status 1 > chown: /usr/share/mysql: No such file or directory > dpkg: error while cleaning up: > subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1 > Errors were encountered while processing: > mysql-server > E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1) > > so I tried with the -f option, but: > > mobi:~# apt-get remove -f mysql-server > Reading Package Lists... Done > Building Dependency Tree... Done > The following packages will be REMOVED: > mysql-server > 0 packages upgraded, 0 newly installed, 1 to remove and 0 not > upgraded. > 1 packages not fully installed or removed. > Need to get 0B of archives. After unpacking 1987kB will be freed. > Do you want to continue? [Y/n] y > (Reading database ... 23902 files and directories currently > installed.) > Removing mysql-server ... > /var/lib/dpkg/info/mysql-server.prerm: /etc/init.d/mysql: No such file > or directory > dpkg: error processing mysql-server (--remove): > subprocess pre-removal script returned error exit status 1 > chown: /usr/share/mysql: No such file or directory > dpkg: error while cleaning up: > subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1 > Errors were encountered while processing: > mysql-server > E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1) > > > What I realy need is version 3.23, but it's still in the testing > section. > > Can you tell tell me how to install version 3.23 ? > > Chrys > [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- _________________________________________________________ Rich Puhek ETN Systems Inc. _________________________________________________________