[Bug 592058] Re: package mysql-server-5.1 5.1.37-1ubuntu5.4 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

[Jean-Baptiste Lallement]

Thanks for your report.

According to the log:
Jun 10 09:41:56 peter-pc mysqld_safe: Starting mysqld daemon with databases from /var/lib/mysql
Jun 10 09:41:56 peter-pc mysqld: 100610  9:41:56 [Note] Plugin 'FEDERATED' is disabled.
Jun 10 09:41:56 peter-pc mysqld: 100610  9:41:56  InnoDB: Started; log sequence number 0 186473
Jun 10 09:41:56 peter-pc mysqld: 100610  9:41:56 [ERROR] Can't start server: Bind on TCP/IP port: Address already in use
Jun 10 09:41:56 peter-pc mysqld: 100610  9:41:56 [ERROR] Do you already have another mysqld server running on port: 3306 ?
Jun 10 09:41:56 peter-pc mysqld: 100610  9:41:56 [ERROR] Aborting


mysql refuses to start because something is already running on port used by mysql. You can find the culprit by running:
$ sudo lsof -i tcp:3306


** Changed in: mysql-dfsg-5.1 (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Incomplete

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package mysql-server-5.1 5.1.37-1ubuntu5.4 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
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