[Bug 613195] Re: package mysql-server-5.1 5.1.41-3ubuntu12.3 failed to install/upgrade: Package is in a very bad inconsistent state - you should reinstall it before attempting a removal.

2010-08-25 Thread Thierry Carrez
Here was the email contents: = Thanks very much for your efforts at helping me with this problem--not a bug after all. My system got messed up a bit. Here's basically what I did: (may be of use to others) 1. I went to /etc/init and gave the command: sudo gedit mysql.conf so that

[Bug 613195] Re: package mysql-server-5.1 5.1.41-3ubuntu12.3 failed to install/upgrade: Package is in a very bad inconsistent state - you should reinstall it before attempting a removal.

2010-08-25 Thread Thierry Carrez
Here was the email contents: = Thanks very much for your efforts at helping me with this problem--not a bug after all. My system got messed up a bit. Here's basically what I did: (may be of use to others) 1. I went to /etc/init and gave the command: sudo gedit mysql.conf so that

[Bug 613195] Re: package mysql-server-5.1 5.1.41-3ubuntu12.3 failed to install/upgrade: Package is in a very bad inconsistent state - you should reinstall it before attempting a removal.

2010-08-23 Thread Jia Chen
Hi Thierry, I still have this issue. When I run sudo apt-get autoremove sudo apt- get autoclean, I get the following sudo apt-get autoremove sudo apt-get autoclean Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done The following packages will be

[Bug 613195] Re: package mysql-server-5.1 5.1.41-3ubuntu12.3 failed to install/upgrade: Package is in a very bad inconsistent state - you should reinstall it before attempting a removal.

2010-08-23 Thread Jia Chen
Hi Thierry, I still have this issue. When I run sudo apt-get autoremove sudo apt- get autoclean, I get the following sudo apt-get autoremove sudo apt-get autoclean Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done The following packages will be

[Bug 613195] Re: package mysql-server-5.1 5.1.41-3ubuntu12.3 failed to install/upgrade: Package is in a very bad inconsistent state - you should reinstall it before attempting a removal.

2010-08-11 Thread Thierry Carrez
No longer an issue, according to a private email from the reporter. Thanks for keeping us posted ! ** Changed in: mysql-dfsg-5.1 (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete = Invalid -- package mysql-server-5.1 5.1.41-3ubuntu12.3 failed to install/upgrade: Package is in a very bad inconsistent state -

[Bug 613195] Re: package mysql-server-5.1 5.1.41-3ubuntu12.3 failed to install/upgrade: Package is in a very bad inconsistent state - you should reinstall it before attempting a removal.

2010-08-11 Thread Thierry Carrez
No longer an issue, according to a private email from the reporter. Thanks for keeping us posted ! ** Changed in: mysql-dfsg-5.1 (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete = Invalid -- package mysql-server-5.1 5.1.41-3ubuntu12.3 failed to install/upgrade: Package is in a very bad inconsistent state -

[Bug 613195] Re: package mysql-server-5.1 5.1.41-3ubuntu12.3 failed to install/upgrade: Package is in a very bad inconsistent state - you should reinstall it before attempting a removal.

2010-08-06 Thread Thierry Carrez
I'd try reinstalling the package from the archive, something like sudo apt-get install mysql-server-5.1 or sudo apt-get install --reinstall mysql-server-5.1 since it sounds like it's in a too bad shape to even uninstall properly. -- package mysql-server-5.1 5.1.41-3ubuntu12.3 failed to

[Bug 613195] Re: package mysql-server-5.1 5.1.41-3ubuntu12.3 failed to install/upgrade: Package is in a very bad inconsistent state - you should reinstall it before attempting a removal.

2010-08-06 Thread David Mawdsley
Hi Thierry, First, thanks for any help on this sticky problem you can give. Here's what I've done along with notes: I gave the command: sudo apt-get install --reinstall mysql-server-5.1 which results in: Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state

[Bug 613195] Re: package mysql-server-5.1 5.1.41-3ubuntu12.3 failed to install/upgrade: Package is in a very bad inconsistent state - you should reinstall it before attempting a removal.

2010-08-06 Thread Thierry Carrez
I'd try reinstalling the package from the archive, something like sudo apt-get install mysql-server-5.1 or sudo apt-get install --reinstall mysql-server-5.1 since it sounds like it's in a too bad shape to even uninstall properly. -- package mysql-server-5.1 5.1.41-3ubuntu12.3 failed to

[Bug 613195] Re: package mysql-server-5.1 5.1.41-3ubuntu12.3 failed to install/upgrade: Package is in a very bad inconsistent state - you should reinstall it before attempting a removal.

2010-08-06 Thread David Mawdsley
Hi Thierry, First, thanks for any help on this sticky problem you can give. Here's what I've done along with notes: I gave the command: sudo apt-get install --reinstall mysql-server-5.1 which results in: Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state

[Bug 613195] Re: package mysql-server-5.1 5.1.41-3ubuntu12.3 failed to install/upgrade: Package is in a very bad inconsistent state - you should reinstall it before attempting a removal.

2010-08-04 Thread Thierry Carrez
Looks like parts of the package were uninstalled manually, which put the package in a very bad inconsistent state. Did you try reinstalling it before attempting the removal, as advised ? ** Changed in: mysql-dfsg-5.1 (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided = Low ** Changed in: mysql-dfsg-5.1 (Ubuntu)

[Bug 613195] Re: package mysql-server-5.1 5.1.41-3ubuntu12.3 failed to install/upgrade: Package is in a very bad inconsistent state - you should reinstall it before attempting a removal.

2010-08-04 Thread David Mawdsley
Probably not. I've tried installing and removing but with the same stall point. sudo apt-get remove --purge mysql-server-5.1 was unsuccessful also. That command results in: E: Could not get lock /var/lib/dpkg/lock - open (11: Resource temporarily unavailable) E: Unable to lock the

[Bug 613195] Re: package mysql-server-5.1 5.1.41-3ubuntu12.3 failed to install/upgrade: Package is in a very bad inconsistent state - you should reinstall it before attempting a removal.

2010-08-04 Thread David Mawdsley
I paid a visit to Mark Rijckenberg's page https://help.ubuntu.com/community/PackageManagerTroubleshootingProcedure and went through the procedure step-by-step. The line: LANG=C;sudo apt-get --purge autoremove was unsuccessful with E: The package mysql-server-5.1 needs to be reinstalled, but I

[Bug 613195] Re: package mysql-server-5.1 5.1.41-3ubuntu12.3 failed to install/upgrade: Package is in a very bad inconsistent state - you should reinstall it before attempting a removal.

2010-08-04 Thread Thierry Carrez
Looks like parts of the package were uninstalled manually, which put the package in a very bad inconsistent state. Did you try reinstalling it before attempting the removal, as advised ? ** Changed in: mysql-dfsg-5.1 (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided = Low ** Changed in: mysql-dfsg-5.1 (Ubuntu)

[Bug 613195] Re: package mysql-server-5.1 5.1.41-3ubuntu12.3 failed to install/upgrade: Package is in a very bad inconsistent state - you should reinstall it before attempting a removal.

2010-08-04 Thread David Mawdsley
Probably not. I've tried installing and removing but with the same stall point. sudo apt-get remove --purge mysql-server-5.1 was unsuccessful also. That command results in: E: Could not get lock /var/lib/dpkg/lock - open (11: Resource temporarily unavailable) E: Unable to lock the

[Bug 613195] Re: package mysql-server-5.1 5.1.41-3ubuntu12.3 failed to install/upgrade: Package is in a very bad inconsistent state - you should reinstall it before attempting a removal.

2010-08-04 Thread David Mawdsley
I paid a visit to Mark Rijckenberg's page https://help.ubuntu.com/community/PackageManagerTroubleshootingProcedure and went through the procedure step-by-step. The line: LANG=C;sudo apt-get --purge autoremove was unsuccessful with E: The package mysql-server-5.1 needs to be reinstalled, but I

[Bug 613195] Re: package mysql-server-5.1 5.1.41-3ubuntu12.3 failed to install/upgrade: Package is in a very bad inconsistent state - you should reinstall it before attempting a removal.

2010-08-03 Thread David Mawdsley
** Attachment added: .etc.apparmor.d.usr.sbin.mysqld.txt http://launchpadlibrarian.net/53012552/.etc.apparmor.d.usr.sbin.mysqld.txt ** Attachment added: Dependencies.txt http://launchpadlibrarian.net/53012553/Dependencies.txt ** Attachment added: Df.txt

[Bug 613195] Re: package mysql-server-5.1 5.1.41-3ubuntu12.3 failed to install/upgrade: Package is in a very bad inconsistent state - you should reinstall it before attempting a removal.

2010-08-03 Thread David Mawdsley
** Attachment added: .etc.apparmor.d.usr.sbin.mysqld.txt http://launchpadlibrarian.net/53012552/.etc.apparmor.d.usr.sbin.mysqld.txt ** Attachment added: Dependencies.txt http://launchpadlibrarian.net/53012553/Dependencies.txt ** Attachment added: Df.txt