It turned out that a socket from an initial failure was still open by the failed zombie process. I had to do:
sudo apt-get purge mysql* mariadb* reboot Then try again: sudo apt-get install mariadb-server mariadb-client This finally worked. I don't know what caused the initial failure. On Jan 8, 2016 2:01 AM, "Otto Kekäläinen" <[email protected]> wrote: > Apt-get output ended with: > 160107 18:54:20 [Note] /usr/sbin/mysqld (mysqld > 10.0.22-MariaDB-0ubuntu0.15.10.1) starting as process 4686 ... > Job for mysql.service failed because the control process exited with > error code. See "systemctl status mysql.service" > and "journalctl -xe" for details. > invoke-rc.d: initscript mysql, action "start" failed. > > Did you try any of that? What does syslog contain? Or > /var/log/mysql/*.log? > > -- > You received this bug notification because you are subscribed to the bug > report. > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1532040 > > Title: > package mariadb-server-10.0 10.0.22-0ubuntu0.15.10.1 failed to > install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script > returned error exit status 1 > > Status in mariadb-10.0 package in Ubuntu: > New > > Bug description: > I'm just trying to install on a fresh system... > > ProblemType: Package > DistroRelease: Ubuntu 15.10 > Package: mariadb-server-10.0 10.0.22-0ubuntu0.15.10.1 > ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.2.0-23.28-generic 4.2.6 > Uname: Linux 4.2.0-23-generic x86_64 > ApportVersion: 2.19.1-0ubuntu5 > Architecture: amd64 > Date: Thu Jan 7 18:54:55 2016 > DuplicateSignature: > package:mariadb-server-10.0:10.0.22-0ubuntu0.15.10.1:subprocess installed > post-installation script returned error exit status 1 > ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned > error exit status 1 > InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-12-19 (19 days ago) > InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 15.10 "Wily Werewolf" - Release amd64 > (20151021) > RelatedPackageVersions: > dpkg 1.18.2ubuntu5.1 > apt 1.0.10.2ubuntu1 > SourcePackage: mariadb-10.0 > Title: package mariadb-server-10.0 10.0.22-0ubuntu0.15.10.1 failed to > install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned > error exit status 1 > UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) > > To manage notifications about this bug go to: > > https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/mariadb-10.0/+bug/1532040/+subscriptions > -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1532040 Title: package mariadb-server-10.0 10.0.22-0ubuntu0.15.10.1 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/mariadb-10.0/+bug/1532040/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
