[Bug 319515] [NEW] package mysql-server-5.0 5.0.67-0ubuntu6 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess pre-installation script returned error exit status 1

[Aaron Whitehouse]

Public bug reported:

Something has gone badly wrong on my MythTV box and I am now getting an error of:
ERROR 2002 (HY000): Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket '/var/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock' (2)
whenever I run mysql.  I am trying to reinstall everything to try and fix it.

ProblemType: Package
Architecture: i386
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 8.10
ErrorMessage: subprocess pre-installation script returned error exit status 1
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-installation script returned error exit status 1
Uname: Linux 2.6.27-9-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 pre-installation script returned error exit status 1
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/319515
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