Public bug reported: During dist-upgrade, mysql package failed with this error:
cp: cannot overwrite directory `/var/lib/mysql-upgrade/DATADIR.link/mysql' with non-directory dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/mysql-server-5.5_5.5.28-0ubuntu0.12.04.2_i386.deb (--unpack): subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 1 ProblemType: Package DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04 Package: mysql-server-5.5 (not installed) ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-27.44-virtual 3.0.45 Uname: Linux 3.0.0-27-virtual i686 Architecture: i386 Date: Thu Nov 29 22:08:46 2012 Ec2AMI: ami-ccf405a5 Ec2AMIManifest: (unknown) Ec2AvailabilityZone: us-east-1b Ec2InstanceType: m1.small Ec2Kernel: aki-407d9529 Ec2Ramdisk: unavailable ErrorMessage: ErrorMessage: subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 1 SourcePackage: mysql-5.5 Title: package mysql-server-5.5 (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: ErrorMessage: subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 1 UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2012-11-29 (0 days ago) ** Affects: mysql-5.5 (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: apport-package ec2-images i386 precise -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1084764 Title: package mysql-server-5.5 (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: ErrorMessage: subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 1 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/mysql-5.5/+bug/1084764/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs