[Bug 501655] [NEW] package mysql-server-5.1 5.1.37-1ubuntu5 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed pre-removal script returned error exit status 1

[Kumar]

Public bug reported:

i was trying to remove and update mysql. I ran following 
sudo apt-get remove mysql*

ProblemType: Package
Architecture: i386
Date: Wed Dec 30 20:38:32 2009
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed pre-removal script returned error exit status 1
MySQLConf.etc.mysql.conf.d.mysqld.safe.syslog.cnf:
 [mysqld_safe]
 syslog
MySQLVarLibDirListing: ['sinnebild', 'coulomb2', 'joomla', 'ibdata1', 'mysql', 'debian-5.1.flag', 'debian-5.0.flag', 'drupal', 'sandbox', 'ib_logfile0', 'mysql_upgrade_info', 'ib_logfile1', 'test', 'andrewmarc_db', 'magento', 'andrewmarc']
NonfreeKernelModules: wl nvidia
Package: mysql-server-5.1 5.1.37-1ubuntu5
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-16.53-generic
SourcePackage: mysql-dfsg-5.1
Title: package mysql-server-5.1 5.1.37-1ubuntu5 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed pre-removal script returned error exit status 1
Uname: Linux 2.6.31-16-generic i686

** Affects: mysql-dfsg-5.1 (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: apport-package i386

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package mysql-server-5.1 5.1.37-1ubuntu5 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed pre-removal script returned error exit status 1
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