Public bug reported: when installing it got stuck at 73% and wouldn't go any futher so I had to reboot. All down hill from there.
ProblemType: Package DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04 Package: mysql-server-5.1 5.1.63-0ubuntu0.10.04.1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-41.94-generic 2.6.32.59+drm33.24 Uname: Linux 2.6.32-41-generic i686 Architecture: i386 Date: Fri Jul 27 23:52:05 2012 ErrorMessage: subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 1 InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release i386 (20100429) Logs.var.log.kern.log: Jul 28 00:07:45 darryl-desktop kernel: [ 2439.371021] type=1505 audit(1343452065.187:15): operation="profile_load" pid=4257 name="/usr/sbin/mysqld" Jul 28 10:23:55 darryl-desktop kernel: [ 16.811882] type=1505 audit(1343489035.638:18): operation="profile_load" pid=736 name="/usr/sbin/mysqld" MySQLConf.etc.mysql.conf.d.mysqld.safe.syslog.cnf: [mysqld_safe] syslog MySQLConf.etc.mysql.my.cnf: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/etc/mysql/my.cnf' MySQLVarLibDirListing: ['ib_logfile1', 'ib_logfile0', 'debian-5.1.flag', 'darryl-desktop.err', 'mysql', 'debian-5.0.flag', 'ibdata1'] SourcePackage: mysql-dfsg-5.1 Title: package mysql-server-5.1 5.1.63-0ubuntu0.10.04.1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 1 ** Affects: mysql-dfsg-5.1 (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: apport-package i386 lucid -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Server Team, which is subscribed to mysql-dfsg-5.1 in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1030332 Title: package mysql-server-5.1 5.1.63-0ubuntu0.10.04.1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 1 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/mysql-dfsg-5.1/+bug/1030332/+subscriptions -- 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