I confirm I have the same bug with a fresh install of Ubuntu 9.04 Alpha-3 release desktop i386 edition.
The solution of commenting out the skip-bdb line worked and Mysql was able to finish the installation. -- mysql-server-5.1 doesn't start - skip-bdb option unsupported https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/316849 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Server Team, which is subscribed to mysql-dfsg-5.1 in ubuntu. -- Ubuntu-server-bugs mailing list Ubuntu-server-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-server-bugs