Package: mysql-server Version: 5.0.38-1 Severity: normal
Attepmting to install mysql-server hangs onkilling old mysqld, even though it isn't running. njh:/etc/init.d# apt-get install mysql-server Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree... Done The following extra packages will be installed: mysql-server-5.0 Suggested packages: tinyca The following NEW packages will be installed mysql-server mysql-server-5.0 0 upgraded, 2 newly installed, 0 to remove and 4 not upgraded. Need to get 25.4MB of archives. After unpacking 69.0MB of additional disk space will be used. Do you want to continue [Y/n]? Get: 1 http://mirrors.kernel.org testing/main mysql-server-5.0 5.0.38-1 [25.4MB] Get: 2 http://mirrors.kernel.org testing/main mysql-server 5.0.38-1 [47.1kB] Fetched 25.4MB in 2m7s (199kB/s) Preconfiguring packages ... Selecting previously deselected package mysql-server-5.0. (Reading database ... 40771 files and directories currently installed.) Unpacking mysql-server-5.0 (from .../mysql-server-5.0_5.0.38-1_i386.deb) ... Selecting previously deselected package mysql-server. Unpacking mysql-server (from .../mysql-server_5.0.38-1_all.deb) ... Setting up mysql-server-5.0 (5.0.38-1) ... Stopping MySQL database server: mysqld 1) Why is it trying to kill an MySQL when is none is running? 2) Why does it hang? (I gave up waiting after 5 mins and hit control C). 3) MYSQL now unusable., please advise . -- System Information: Debian Release: lenny/sid APT prefers testing APT policy: (500, 'testing') Architecture: i386 (i686) Kernel: Linux 2.4.27-1-386 Locale: LANG=en_GB, LC_CTYPE=en_GB (charmap=ISO-8859-1) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash Versions of packages mysql-server depends on: pn mysql-server-5.0 <none> (no description available) mysql-server recommends no packages. -- debconf information: mysql-server/nis_warning: mysql-server/really_downgrade_from_41: false mysql-server/mysql_update_hints1: * mysql-server/start_on_boot: true mysql-server/postrm_remove_databases: false * mysql-server/mysql_install_db_notes: -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]