Nothing logged to /var/log/daemon.log. This is the error I get when trying to install MySQL as part of a LAMP install:
E: /var/cache/apt/archives/mysql- server-5.0_5.1.30really5.0.75-0ubuntu10.2_i386.deb: subprocess pre- installation script returned error exit status 1 Then, I copied this from the terminal after the failed install; debconf: DbDriver "config": /var/cache/debconf/config.dat is locked by another process: Resource temporarily unavailable (Reading database ... dpkg: serious warning: files list file for package `mysql-server-5.0' missing, assuming package has no files currently installed. 162660 files and directories currently installed.) Preparing to replace mysql-server-5.0 5.1.30really5.0.75-0ubuntu10.2 (using .../mysql-server-5.0_5.1.30really5.0.75-0ubuntu10.2_i386.deb) ... debconf: DbDriver "config": /var/cache/debconf/config.dat is locked by another process: Resource temporarily unavailable dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/mysql-server-5.0_5.1.30really5.0.75-0ubuntu10.2_i386.deb (--unpack): subprocess pre-installation script returned error exit status 1 debconf: DbDriver "config": /var/cache/debconf/config.dat is locked by another process: Resource temporarily unavailable dpkg: error while cleaning up: subprocess post-removal script returned error exit status 1 Errors were encountered while processing: /var/cache/apt/archives/mysql-server-5.0_5.1.30really5.0.75-0ubuntu10.2_i386.deb E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1) A package failed to install. Trying to recover: Setting up ufw (0.27-0ubuntu2) ... debconf: DbDriver "config": /var/cache/debconf/config.dat is locked by another process: Resource temporarily unavailable dpkg: error processing ufw (--configure): subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1 Setting up libapache2-mod-php5 (5.2.6.dfsg.1-3ubuntu4.2) ... debconf: DbDriver "config": /var/cache/debconf/config.dat is locked by another process: Resource temporarily unavailable dpkg: error processing libapache2-mod-php5 (--configure): subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1 dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of mysql-server: mysql-server depends on mysql-server-5.0; however: Package mysql-server-5.0 is not installed. dpkg: error processing mysql-server (--configure): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of php5-mysql: php5-mysql depends on phpapi-20060613+lfs; however: Package phpapi-20060613+lfs is not installed. Package libapache2-mod-php5 which provides phpapi-20060613+lfs is not configured yet. dpkg: error processing php5-mysql (--configure): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured Errors were encountered while processing: ufw libapache2-mod-php5 mysql-server php5-mysql ** Changed in: mysql-dfsg-5.0 (Ubuntu) Status: Invalid => New -- package mysql-server-5.0 None [modified: /var/lib/dpkg/info/mysql-server-5.0.list] failed to install/upgrade: subprocess pre-installation script returned error exit status 1 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/357274 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