This is what I did to get mysql 5.5 running on ubuntu 12.04 After upgrading to 12.04 I got the errors listed in the bug report and I could not start mysql or set a password.
what I did was to run 1) sudo apt-get --purge remove mysql-server-5.1 mysql-server-5.5 and then run 2) sudo apt-get install mysql-server-5.5 3) sudo netstat- tap | grep mysql 4) sudo etc/init.d/mysql restart After these steps mysql started running fine, I could create password and I then installed phpmyadmin to create tables and manage the database. Hope it helps. Thanks, On Mon, May 7, 2012 at 1:12 PM, Sasa Stamenkovic <[email protected]>wrote: > Can anyone suggest workaround, please? At least tell me to reinstall > Ubuntu. > > -- > You received this bug notification because you are subscribed to the bug > report. > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/989353 > > Title: > package mysql-server-5.5 5.5.22-0ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: > subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit > status 1 > > Status in “mysql-5.5” package in Ubuntu: > Confirmed > > Bug description: > unable to login to mysql, Error: unable to set password fro mysql > "root" user. > > I then tried to uninstall and then I got more error messages > > ProblemType: Package > DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04 > Package: mysql-server-5.5 5.5.22-0ubuntu1 > ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-24.37-generic 3.2.14 > Uname: Linux 3.2.0-24-generic i686 > ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu6 > AptOrdering: > libjaxp1.3-java: Remove > mysql-server-5.5: Configure > mysql-server: Configure > Architecture: i386 > Date: Thu Apr 26 21:51:30 2012 > DuplicateSignature: > Setting up mysql-server-5.5 (5.5.22-0ubuntu1) ... > start: Job failed to start > invoke-rc.d: initscript mysql, action "start" failed. > dpkg: error processing mysql-server-5.5 (--configure): > subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit > status 1 > ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned > error exit status 1 > InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-Netbook 10.04 "Lucid Lynx" - Release i386 > (20100429.4) > Logs.var.log.daemon.log: > > MySQLConf.etc.mysql.conf.d.mysqld.safe.syslog.cnf: > [mysqld_safe] > syslog > MySQLVarLibDirListing: ['mysql_upgrade_info', 'test', 'shoppingcart', > 'performance_schema', 'ibdata1', 'debian-5.1.flag', 'mysql', > 'debian-5.5.flag'] > SourcePackage: mysql-5.5 > Title: package mysql-server-5.5 5.5.22-0ubuntu1 failed to > install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned > error exit status 1 > UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2012-04-27 (0 days ago) > > To manage notifications about this bug go to: > > https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/mysql-5.5/+bug/989353/+subscriptions > -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/989353 Title: package mysql-server-5.5 5.5.22-0ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-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/989353/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
