[Bug 324683] [NEW] package mysql-server-5.0 5.0.67-0ubuntu6 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1

[10feetoverme]

Public bug reported:

I've installed the mysql from command line (and after the setup new mysql password )it gaves me this error.
I've copied all the message so I cand be shure there is nothing left outside (possible usefull information)

 * Restarting web server apache2                                                 ... waiting                                                             [ OK ]
kiki at ubuntu:~$ sudo gedit /var/www/test.php
kiki at ubuntu:~$ sudo apt-get install mysql-server
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
  libgtk1.2 libgtk1.2-common
Use 'apt-get autoremove' to remove them.
The following extra packages will be installed:
  mysql-server-5.0
Suggested packages:
  tinyca mailx
The following NEW packages will be installed:
  mysql-server mysql-server-5.0
0 upgraded, 2 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Need to get 26.9MB of archives.
After this operation, 87.7MB of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]? y
Get:1 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com intrepid/main mysql-server-5.0 5.0.67-0ubuntu6 [26.8MB]
Get:2 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com intrepid/main mysql-server 5.0.67-0ubuntu6 [54.9kB]
Fetched 26.9MB in 5min2s (89.0kB/s)                                            
Preconfiguring packages ...
Selecting previously deselected package mysql-server-5.0.
(Reading database ... 185920 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking mysql-server-5.0 (from .../mysql-server-5.0_5.0.67-0ubuntu6_i386.deb) ...
Selecting previously deselected package mysql-server.
Unpacking mysql-server (from .../mysql-server_5.0.67-0ubuntu6_all.deb) ...
Processing triggers for man-db ...
Setting up mysql-server-5.0 (5.0.67-0ubuntu6) ...
 * Stopping MySQL database server mysqld                                 [ OK ] 
Reloading AppArmor profiles : done.
 * Starting MySQL database server mysqld                                 [fail] 
invoke-rc.d: initscript mysql, action "start" failed.
dpkg: error processing mysql-server-5.0 (--configure):
 subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of mysql-server:
 mysql-server depends on mysql-server-5.0; however:
  Package mysql-server-5.0 is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing mysql-server (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
No apport report written because the error message indicates its a followup error from a previous failure.
                          Errors were encountered while processing:
 mysql-server-5.0
 mysql-server
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

What should I do in this case? I want to install wordpress into my local computer so I could modify it as I wish.
Thank you for your support.
ps:I'm a newbie to linux and I'll need more information than advanced users.

ProblemType: Package
Architecture: i386
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 8.10
ErrorMessage: subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
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 post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Uname: Linux 2.6.27-11-generic i686

** 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 post-installation script returned error exit status 1
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