[Bug 295684] [NEW] package mysql-server-5.0 5.0.67-0ubuntu6 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess pre-removal script returned error exit status 1

[Illuvator]

Public bug reported:

I was uninstalling mysql-server with apt-get --purge remove <mysql>

Description:	Ubuntu 8.10
Release:	8.10

mysql-server-5.0:
  Installed: 5.0.67-0ubuntu6
  Candidate: 5.0.67-0ubuntu6
  Version table:
 *** 5.0.67-0ubuntu6 0
        500 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com intrepid/main Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

I expected the package to uninstall but instead it failed and the
following crash report was generated.

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ProblemType: Package
Architecture: amd64
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 8.10
ErrorMessage: subprocess pre-removal script returned error exit status 1
NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx
Package: mysql-server-5.0 5.0.67-0ubuntu6
SourcePackage: mysql-dfsg-5.0
Title: package mysql-server-5.0 5.0.67-0ubuntu6 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess pre-removal script returned error exit status 1
Uname: Linux 2.6.27-7-generic x86_64

** Affects: mysql-dfsg-5.0 (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: apport-package

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package mysql-server-5.0 5.0.67-0ubuntu6 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess pre-removal script returned error exit status 1
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