When you apt-get remove --purge mysql-server-4.1, debconf should ask you
a question on whether to remove all data.
** Changed in: mysql-dfsg-4.1 (Ubuntu)
Status: Unconfirmed => Rejected
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downgrading mysql-server from 5.0 to 4.1 fails on install
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/36868
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** Bug 65630 has been marked a duplicate of this bug
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downgrading mysql-server from 5.0 to 4.1 fails on install
https://launchpad.net/bugs/36868
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I had the same problem, I think the problem stems from when you choose
to downgrade to 4.1 (sudo apt-get install mysql-server-4.1 or through
synaptic) it selects to remove 5.0 server, but not COMPLETELY remove
5.0, which is where the conflict lies. So if you manually remove 5.0
server first, debco