Public bug reported:
"sudo apt-get install mysql-server" failed with the message:
package mysql-server-5.0 None [modified: /var/lib/dpkg/info/mysql-
server-5.0.list] failed to install/upgrade: subprocess pre-installation
script returned error exit status 1
Did a sudo apt-get remove mysql-server (it took some other mysql related
packages with it) and then reinstalled mysql-server + the other mysql
related packages, and everything worked.
ProblemType: Package
Architecture: amd64
Dependencies:
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 8.10
ErrorMessage: subprocess pre-installation script returned error exit status 1
NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx
Package: mysql-server-5.0 None [modified:
/var/lib/dpkg/info/mysql-server-5.0.list]
SourcePackage: mysql-dfsg-5.0
Title: package mysql-server-5.0 None [modified:
/var/lib/dpkg/info/mysql-server-5.0.list] failed to install/upgrade: subprocess
pre-installation script returned error exit status 1
Uname: Linux 2.6.27-7-generic x86_64
** Affects: mysql-dfsg-5.0 (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Tags: apport-package
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package mysql-server-5.0 None [modified:
/var/lib/dpkg/info/mysql-server-5.0.list] failed to install/upgrade: subprocess
pre-installation script returned error exit status 1
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/300615
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