As an example, here's a successful mysql upgrade from last night in the same situation with no tty
Preparing to replace mysql-common 5.0.22-0ubuntu6.06.5 (using .../mysql-common_5.0.22-0ubuntu6.06.6_all.deb) ... Unpacking replacement mysql-common ... Preparing to replace libmysqlclient15off 5.0.22-0ubuntu6.06.5 (using .../libmysqlclient15off_5.0.22-0ubuntu6.06.6_i386.deb) ... Unpacking replacement libmysqlclient15off ... Preparing to replace mysql-client-5.0 5.0.22-0ubuntu6.06.5 (using .../mysql-client-5.0_5.0.22-0ubuntu6.06.6_i386.deb) ... Unpacking replacement mysql-client-5.0 ... Preparing to replace mysql-server 5.0.22-0ubuntu6.06.5 (using .../mysql-server_5.0.22-0ubuntu6.06.6_all.deb) ... Unpacking replacement mysql-server ... Preparing to replace mysql-server-5.0 5.0.22-0ubuntu6.06.5 (using .../mysql-server-5.0_5.0.22-0ubuntu6.06.6_i386.deb) ... debconf: unable to initialize frontend: Dialog debconf: (TERM is not set, so the dialog frontend is not usable.) debconf: falling back to frontend: Readline debconf: unable to initialize frontend: Readline debconf: (This frontend requires a controlling tty.) debconf: falling back to frontend: Teletype Stopping MySQL database server: mysqld. debconf: unable to initialize frontend: Dialog debconf: (TERM is not set, so the dialog frontend is not usable.) debconf: falling back to frontend: Readline debconf: unable to initialize frontend: Readline debconf: (This frontend requires a controlling tty.) debconf: falling back to frontend: Teletype Stopping MySQL database server: mysqld. Unpacking replacement mysql-server-5.0 ... debconf: unable to initialize frontend: Dialog debconf: (TERM is not set, so the dialog frontend is not usable.) debconf: falling back to frontend: Readline debconf: unable to initialize frontend: Readline debconf: (This frontend requires a controlling tty.) debconf: falling back to frontend: Teletype Setting up mysql-common (5.0.22-0ubuntu6.06.6) ... Setting up libmysqlclient15off (5.0.22-0ubuntu6.06.6) ... Setting up mysql-client-5.0 (5.0.22-0ubuntu6.06.6) ... Setting up mysql-server-5.0 (5.0.22-0ubuntu6.06.6) ... debconf: unable to initialize frontend: Dialog debconf: (TERM is not set, so the dialog frontend is not usable.) debconf: falling back to frontend: Readline debconf: unable to initialize frontend: Readline debconf: (This frontend requires a controlling tty.) debconf: falling back to frontend: Teletype Stopping MySQL database server: mysqld. Starting MySQL database server: mysqld. -- samba fails to upgrade under apt-get -qq -y upgrade https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/177682 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
