[Bug 520253] [NEW] package mysql-server-5.1 5.1.37-1ubuntu5 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess new pre-removal script returned error exit status 1

[Kumar]

Public bug reported:

I encountered this problem while performing regular updates. I have turned on updates and I keep updating my laptop and got following error
"E: /var/cache/apt/archives/mysql-server-5.1_5.1.37-1ubuntu5.1_i386.deb: subprocess new pre-removal script returned error exit status 1"

ProblemType: Package
Architecture: i386
Date: Thu Feb 11 00:22:13 2010
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
ErrorMessage: subprocess new pre-removal script returned error exit status 1
MySQLConf.etc.mysql.conf.d.mysqld.safe.syslog.cnf:
 [mysqld_safe]
 syslog
MySQLVarLibDirListing: ['kumar.err', 'sinnebild', 'coulomb2', 'coulomb_ref', 'ibdata1', 'mysql', 'debian-5.1.flag', 'kumar.err-old', 'coulomb_2_0', 'drupal', 'expressionengine', 'mysql.bak', 'mysql.bak2', 'ib_logfile0', 'mysql_upgrade_info', 'ib_logfile1', 'test']
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia wl
Package: mysql-server-5.1 5.1.37-1ubuntu5
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-19.56-generic
SourcePackage: mysql-dfsg-5.1
Title: package mysql-server-5.1 5.1.37-1ubuntu5 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess new pre-removal script returned error exit status 1
Uname: Linux 2.6.31-19-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 new pre-removal script returned error exit status 1
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