This is a very strange bug? We've issued the same here. The Distribution is: a upgraded lenny to squeeze.
After upgrading the old mysql 5.0 to mysql-server-5.1 with the following command: apt-get install mysql-server ive got the following issue: --------------------------------------------------------------------- The following extra packages will be installed: mysql-client-5.1 mysql-server-5.1 mysql-server-core-5.1 Suggested packages: tinyca The following packages will be REMOVED: mysql-client-5.0 mysql-server-5.0 The following NEW packages will be installed: mysql-client-5.1 mysql-server mysql-server-5.1 mysql-server-core-5.1 0 upgraded, 4 newly installed, 2 to remove and 423 not upgraded. Need to get 20.1 MB of archives. After this operation, 54.8 MB disk space will be freed. Do you want to continue [Y/n]? Get:1 http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian/ squeeze/main mysql-client-5.1 i386 5.1.49-3 [9605 kB] Get:2 http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian/ squeeze/main mysql-server-core-5.1 i386 5.1.49-3 [3937 kB] Get:3 http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian/ squeeze/main mysql-server-5.1 i386 5.1.49-3 [6528 kB] Get:4 http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian/ squeeze/main mysql-server all 5.1.49-3 [65.4 kB] Fetched 20.1 MB in 14s (1381 kB/s) Preconfiguring packages ... (Reading database ... 320115 files and directories currently installed.) Removing mysql-server-5.0 ... Stopping MySQL database server: mysqld. dpkg: mysql-client-5.0: dependency problems, but removing anyway as you requested: drupal6 depends on mysql-client | virtual-mysql-client | postgresql-client; however: Package mysql-client is not installed. Package mysql-client-5.0 which provides mysql-client is to be removed. Package virtual-mysql-client is not installed. Package mysql-client-5.0 which provides virtual-mysql-client is to be removed. Package postgresql-client is not installed. drupal6 depends on mysql-client | virtual-mysql-client | postgresql-client; however: Package mysql-client is not installed. Package mysql-client-5.0 which provides mysql-client is to be removed. Package virtual-mysql-client is not installed. Package mysql-client-5.0 which provides virtual-mysql-client is to be removed. Package postgresql-client is not installed. Removing mysql-client-5.0 ... Processing triggers for man-db ... Selecting previously deselected package mysql-client-5.1. (Reading database ... 318137 files and directories currently installed.) Unpacking mysql-client-5.1 (from .../mysql-client-5.1_5.1.49-3_i386.deb) ... Processing triggers for man-db ... Setting up mysql-client-5.1 (5.1.49-3) ... Selecting previously deselected package mysql-server-core-5.1. (Reading database ... 318198 files and directories currently installed.) Unpacking mysql-server-core-5.1 (from .../mysql-server-core-5.1_5.1.49-3_i386.deb) ... Selecting previously deselected package mysql-server-5.1. Unpacking mysql-server-5.1 (from .../mysql-server-5.1_5.1.49-3_i386.deb) ... Stopping MySQL database server: mysqld. Selecting previously deselected package mysql-server. Unpacking mysql-server (from .../mysql-server_5.1.49-3_all.deb) ... Processing triggers for man-db ... Setting up mysql-server-core-5.1 (5.1.49-3) ... Setting up mysql-server-5.1 (5.1.49-3) ... Installing new version of config file /etc/init.d/mysql ... Stopping MySQL database server: mysqld. Starting MySQL database server: mysqld . . . . . . . . . . . . . . failed! invoke-rc.d: initscript mysql, action "start" failed. dpkg: error processing mysql-server-5.1 (--configure): subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1 dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of mysql-server: mysql-server depends on mysql-server-5.1; however: Package mysql-server-5.1 is not configured yet. dpkg: error processing mysql-server (--configure): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured configured to not write apport reports configured to not write apport reports Errors were encountered while processing: mysql-server-5.1 mysql-server E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1) --------------------------------------------------------------------- As next i'll purged the complete mysql-server and tried to reinstall the complete package, also the /var/lib/mysql folder was new created. As next i've got the following issue: --------------------------------------------------------------------- Setting up mysql-server-5.1 (5.1.49-3) ... Stopping MySQL database server: mysqld. 110722 23:50:53 [Note] Plugin 'FEDERATED' is disabled. 110722 23:50:53 InnoDB: Started; log sequence number 0 44233 110722 23:50:53 [ERROR] /usr/sbin/mysqld: unknown option '--skip-bdb' 110722 23:50:53 [ERROR] Aborting 110722 23:50:53 InnoDB: Starting shutdown... 110722 23:50:58 InnoDB: Shutdown completed; log sequence number 0 44233 110722 23:50:58 [Note] /usr/sbin/mysqld: Shutdown complete Starting MySQL database server: mysqld . . . . . . . . . . . . . . failed! invoke-rc.d: initscript mysql, action "start" failed. dpkg: error processing mysql-server-5.1 (--configure): subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1 dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of mysql-server: mysql-server depends on mysql-server-5.1; however: Package mysql-server-5.1 is not configured yet. dpkg: error processing mysql-server (--configure): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured configured to not write apport reports configured to not write apport reports Errors were encountered while processing: mysql-server-5.1 mysql-server E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1) --------------------------------------------------------------------- debconf-show mysql-server-5.1 * mysql-server/root_password_again: (password omitted) * mysql-server/root_password: (password omitted) mysql-server-5.1/postrm_remove_databases: false mysql-server-5.1/really_downgrade: false * mysql-server/error_setting_password: mysql-server-5.1/start_on_boot: true mysql-server-5.1/nis_warning: mysql-server/password_mismatch: mysql-server/no_upgrade_when_using_ndb:
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