I have the same problem here with Ubuntu 11.10 trying to upgrade an existing mysql installation.
130825 11:54:45 InnoDB: The InnoDB memory heap is disabled 130825 11:54:45 InnoDB: Mutexes and rw_locks use GCC atomic builtins 130825 11:54:45 InnoDB: Compressed tables use zlib 1.2.8 130825 11:54:45 InnoDB: Using Linux native AIO 130825 11:54:45 InnoDB: Initializing buffer pool, size = 128.0M 130825 11:54:45 InnoDB: Completed initialization of buffer pool 130825 11:54:45 InnoDB: highest supported file format is Barracuda. 130825 11:54:45 InnoDB: Waiting for the background threads to start 130825 11:54:46 InnoDB: 5.5.32 started; log sequence number 1605092 ERROR: 1064 You have an error in your SQL syntax; check the manual that corresponds to your MySQL server version for the right syntax to use near 'ALTER TABLE user ADD column Show_view_priv enum('N','Y') CHARACTER SET utf8 NOT ' at line 1 130825 11:54:46 [ERROR] Aborting 130825 11:54:46 InnoDB: Starting shutdown... 130825 11:54:47 InnoDB: Shutdown completed; log sequence number 1605092 130825 11:54:47 [Note] /usr/sbin/mysqld: Shutdown complete -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Server Team, which is subscribed to mysql-5.1 in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/776226 Title: package mysql-server 5.1.54-1ubuntu4 failed to install/upgrade: dependency problems - leaving unconfigured To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/mysql-5.1/+bug/776226/+subscriptions -- 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