No, I first installed phpmyadmin. During the process I got the error. Then I installed MySQL 5.1 server. Aftert that phpmyadmin was functioning correctly.
In my opinion it is part of the bug that phpmyadmin installation does not check if MySQL server is running or not, but drops an error directly. ** Changed in: phpmyadmin (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete => New -- package phpmyadmin 4:3.2.2.1-1 failed to install/upgrade: ERROR 2002 (HY000): Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket '/var/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock' (2). https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/537665 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs