This looks like a installer issue rather than a mysql-server issue: (from Dmesg.txt) [ 2768.320060] frontend[8475]: segfault at 4 ip 00007fefbb591237 sp 00007fff6c2f84b0 error 4 in libperl.so.5.10.1[7fefbb4ee000+162000]
(from DpkgTerminalLog) Setting up mysql-server-5.1 (5.1.41-3ubuntu12.9) ... mysql start/running, process 8620 Attempt to free unreferenced scalar: SV 0x1f0d438, Perl interpreter: 0x19dd010 during global destruction. Attempt to free unreferenced scalar: SV 0x1f0d3c0, Perl interpreter: 0x19dd010 during global destruction. ..... and lots more..... frontend is part of debconf. ** Summary changed: - package mysql-server-5.1 5.1.41-3ubuntu12.9 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script killed by signal (Segmentation fault) + package mysql-server-5.1 5.1.41-3ubuntu12.9 failed to install/upgrade: segementation fault in debconf frontend ** Package changed: mysql-dfsg-5.1 (Ubuntu) => debconf (Ubuntu) -- 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/708537 Title: package mysql-server-5.1 5.1.41-3ubuntu12.9 failed to install/upgrade: segementation fault in debconf frontend -- 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