As far as I can tell, my database files are not corrupted, and yet the installation failed anyway.
I explicitly stopped MySQL with the following command: sudo /etc/init.d/mysql stop then tried the upgrade again, and it still failed with the same message (see the bug summary). -- package mysql-server-5.1 5.1.37-1ubuntu5 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed pre-removal script returned error exit status 1 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/501655 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Server Team, which is subscribed to mysql-dfsg-5.1 in ubuntu. -- Ubuntu-server-bugs mailing list Ubuntu-server-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-server-bugs
