The package has been modified to not need the root password (it uses the debian maintainer account instead). This situation shouldn't come up anymore for Karmic or later.
** Changed in: mythtv (Ubuntu) Status: New => Won't Fix -- mythtv-database doesn't accept mysql root password with spaces https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/393270 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs