Second attempt to install mysql: It would not install via Ubuntu Software Center (Installing Mythtv which mysql is a dependency). Attempted to install broken package via apt-get. Now I get the following error.
$ sudo apt-get install -f Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done Correcting dependencies... Done The following extra packages will be installed: mysql-server-5.1 Suggested packages: tinyca The following NEW packages will be installed: mysql-server-5.1 0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 12 not upgraded. 19 not fully installed or removed. Need to get 0B/7,105kB of archives. After this operation, 15.7MB of additional disk space will be used. Do you want to continue [Y/n]? Y Preconfiguring packages ... (Reading database ... 632817 files and directories currently installed.) Unpacking mysql-server-5.1 (from .../mysql-server-5.1_5.1.41-3ubuntu12.10_amd64.deb) ... useradd: cannot lock /etc/shadow; try again later. adduser: `/usr/sbin/useradd -d /var/lib/mysql -g mysql -s /bin/false -u 121 mysql' returned error code 1. Exiting. dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/mysql-server-5.1_5.1.41-3ubuntu12.10_amd64.deb (--unpack): subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 1 Errors were encountered while processing: /var/cache/apt/archives/mysql-server-5.1_5.1.41-3ubuntu12.10_amd64.deb E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1) -- 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/734113 Title: package mysql-server-5.1 (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 1 -- 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
