I ran with 'DEBCONF_DEBUG=developer apt-get install mariadb-server -y --force-yes' and commented out some sucpicious lines in the /var/lib/dpkg/info/mariadb-server-5.5.postinst file and repeated the installation attempts, but every time I always just get this:
*** debconf (developer): starting /var/lib/dpkg/info/mariadb-server-5.5.config configure debconf (developer): <-- INPUT high mysql-server/root_password debconf (developer): --> 30 question skipped debconf (developer): <-- GO debconf (developer): --> 0 ok debconf (developer): <-- GET mysql-server/root_password debconf (developer): --> 0 maria debconf (developer): <-- INPUT high mysql-server/root_password_again debconf (developer): --> 30 question skipped debconf (developer): <-- GO debconf (developer): --> 0 ok debconf (developer): <-- GET mysql-server/root_password_again debconf (developer): --> 0 maria debconf (developer): starting /var/lib/dpkg/info/mariadb-server-5.5.postinst configure * Stopping MariaDB database server mysqld [ OK ] dpkg: error processing package mariadb-server-5.5 (--configure): subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 7 dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of mariadb-server: mariadb-server depends on mariadb-server-5.5 (>= 5.5.41-1ubuntu0.14.04.1); however: Package mariadb-server-5.5 is not configured yet. dpkg: error processing package mariadb-server (--configure): dependency problems - leaving unconfiguredNo apport report written because the error message indicates its a followup error from a previous failure. Errors were encountered while processing: mariadb-server-5.5 mariadb-server E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1) *** I have now idea ATM what is going on here. Tips anybody? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1439950 Title: MariaDB 5.5 does not install anymore in 14.04 - errors about /var/run/mysqld missing To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/mariadb-5.5/+bug/1439950/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
