I too received the "subprocess new pre-removal script returned error exit status 1" upon trying to install this package.
It appears that the /etc/init.d/mysql script fails to shutdown mysql (even from the commandline). As a workaround, I issued 'mysqladmin shutdown' and the mysql package installed without the 'subprocess new pre-removal script returned error exit status 1' error message. When I attempted to re-start mysqld using the /etc/init.d/mysql script, I received the following errors (although mysqld did start): /usr/bin/mysqladmin: connect to server at 'localhost' failed error: 'Access denied for user 'debian-sys-maint'@'localhost' (using password: YES)' [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~# ERROR 1045 (28000): Access denied for user 'debian-sys-maint'@'localhost' (using password: YES) -- package mysql-server-5.0 5.0.51a-1ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess new pre-removal script returned error exit status 1 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/205985 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
