[Bug 613683] Re: package mysql-server-5.1 5.1.41-3ubuntu12.3 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 1

Norbert, thank you for reporting this issue and working with us to make Ubuntu better! This bug in mysql-server-5.1.preinst, is mostly due to misleading error messages. The script assumes because the mysqld init script exists, that mysqld is in fact running, when it may very well not be. The fix

[Bug 613683] Re: package mysql-server-5.1 5.1.41-3ubuntu12.3 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 1

** Attachment added: .etc.apparmor.d.usr.sbin.mysqld.txt http://launchpadlibrarian.net/53073651/.etc.apparmor.d.usr.sbin.mysqld.txt ** Attachment added: AptOrdering.txt http://launchpadlibrarian.net/53073652/AptOrdering.txt ** Attachment added: Dependencies.txt