On Fri, Nov 16, 2007 at 10:13:33AM -0000, ldng wrote:
> Forgot about that. The lo interface was indeed down.
>
> Anyway purging anything related to mysql and reinstalling libmysql* and then
> the server did the trick.
> Maybe install script should take care of probing lo interface status so that
> install doesn't fail ?
> I guess this can be close as not-a-bug or won't fix but checking for lo at
> install would be a plus as it seems
> a recurrent problem in ubuntuforums.
>
> Granted, this shouldn't happens on a fresh install, I do not know why lo has
> not been set up correctly during
> install. Thanks for input.
If the loopback interface is down, you may face others severe problems. The
fact that mysql doesn't install correctly highlights this problem.
status wontfix
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** Changed in: mysql-dfsg-5.0 (Ubuntu)
Status: Incomplete => Won't Fix
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mysql-server-5.0 does not install correctly
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/161174
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