The guys at rimuhosting.com had the issue partly solved "The error was caused by /lib/tls/i686 I have it removed and mysql now runs successfully. see below
apt-get remove libc6-i686 " -- mysql-server-5.0.postinst causes seg fault https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/301104 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Server Team, which is subscribed to mysql-dfsg-5.0 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