Zash, thanks very much for reporting this bug and working with us to make Ubuntu better!
Are you positive that you "purged" those packages, or did you just remove them? When mysql-server-5.1 is purged, it removes all of the databases, but the syslog grep shows mysql_upgrade running to bring the tables up to the latest version. My guess is that mysqld was somehow still running from the previous installation, possibly a bug in the maintainer scripts not able to shut down mysqld properly, and so it blocked the new mysqld from starting. Either way, I was unable to repeat this by installing 5.1.41-3ubuntu12 and then purging it, and then install 5.1.41-3ubuntu12.6. I also tried installing 5.1.41-3ubuntu12 and then upgrading. To be clear, please provide the answers to these questions: 1. What are the exact steps you took to reach this bug (commands used would be ideal, try using the 'history' command) 2. Did you choose a mysql root password when prompted? Marking Incomplete, please change back to 'New' upon answering those questions. ** Changed in: mysql-dfsg-5.1 (Ubuntu) Status: New => Incomplete ** Changed in: mysql-dfsg-5.1 (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided => Medium -- Install broken, won't start https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/613032 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