[Bug 796150] [NEW] package mysql-server-5.1 (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 255

[Haakon_Løtveit]

Public bug reported:

I was reinstalling mysql after running "sudo apt-get purge mysql-*"

1)
11:21:10 ~ $:lsb_release -rd
Description:    Ubuntu 11.04
Release:        11.04
2)
11:28:53 ~ $:apt-cache policy mysql-server
mysql-server:
  Installed: 5.1.54-1ubuntu4
  Candidate: 5.1.54-1ubuntu4
  Version table:
 *** 5.1.54-1ubuntu4 0
        500 http://no.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ natty/main amd64 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
3)
That the application was installed (I had just ran purge on it after all)
4)
An error code (255) was reported instead.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
Package: mysql-server-5.1 (not installed)
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-8.42-generic 2.6.38.2
Uname: Linux 2.6.38-8-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
Architecture: amd64
Date: Sun Jun 12 11:21:09 2011
ErrorMessage: subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 255
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release amd64 (20101007)
SourcePackage: mysql-5.1
Title: package mysql-server-5.1 (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 255
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to natty on 2011-04-30 (42 days ago)

** Affects: mysql-5.1 (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: amd64 apport-package natty

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  package mysql-server-5.1 (not installed) failed to install/upgrade:
  subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 255

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