[Bug 617678] Re: package mysql-server-5.1 5.1.41-3ubuntu12.3 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 1

[Kayode Odusote]

Then two minutes later, without doing anything new:

kayodu at ubuntu:~$ mysql -u root -p
Enter password: 
Welcome to the MySQL monitor.  Commands end with ; or \g.
Your MySQL connection id is 1
Server version: 5.1.41-3ubuntu12.6 (Ubuntu)

Type 'help;' or '\h' for help. Type '\c' to clear the current input
statement.

mysql> show databases;
ERROR 2006 (HY000): MySQL server has gone away
No connection. Trying to reconnect...
Connection id:    1
Current database: *** NONE ***

+---------------------------+
| Database                  |
+---------------------------+
| information_schema        |
| cssc_central_4_0          |
| ihris_manage              |
| ihris_manage_demo         |
| manage_northern_ghana_4_0 |
| manage_togo_4_0           |
| manage_togo_4_0_dev       |
| mysql                     |
| qualify_NMCN_4_0          |
| qualify_demo              |
+---------------------------+
10 rows in set (0.00 sec)

mysql>

My old databases are still intact not purged or reinstalled with the
supposedly new installation and the instability of the mysql-server-5.1
remains.

Is there another way to get rid of the old databases that seem to have
been corrupted and causing the server to crash?

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package mysql-server-5.1 5.1.41-3ubuntu12.3 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 1
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