[Bug 790392] [NEW] package mysql-server-5.1 5.1.41-3ubuntu12.10 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 1

[Mike Wes]

Public bug reported:

Update failed when using update manager ubuntu

Results:
mike-laptop:~$ lsb_release -rd
Description:	Ubuntu 10.04.2 LTS
Release:	10.04

mike at mike-laptop:~$ sudo apt-cache policy mysql-server-5.1 5.1.41-3ubuntu12.10
mysql-server-5.1:
  Installed: 5.1.41-3ubuntu12.10
  Candidate: 5.1.41-3ubuntu12.10
  Version table:
 *** 5.1.41-3ubuntu12.10 0
        500 http://mirror.leaseweb.com/ubuntu/ lucid-updates/main Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
     5.1.41-3ubuntu12.7 0
        500 http://mirror.leaseweb.com/ubuntu/ lucid-security/main Packages
     5.1.41-3ubuntu12 0
        500 http://mirror.leaseweb.com/ubuntu/ lucid/main Packages
W: Unable to locate package 5.1.41-3ubuntu12.10
mike at mike-laptop:~$ 

I should expect that the update succeeded. However, it failed.

Please advice.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
Package: mysql-server-5.1 5.1.41-3ubuntu12.10
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-32.62-generic 2.6.32.38+drm33.16
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-32-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
Architecture: amd64
Date: Mon May 30 22:22:09 2011
ErrorMessage: subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 1
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release amd64 (20100429)
Logs.var.log.kern.log:
 May 30 22:25:32 mike-laptop kernel: [  550.311199] type=1505 audit(1306787132.175:17):  operation="profile_replace" pid=4168 name="/usr/sbin/mysqld"
 May 30 22:27:38 mike-laptop kernel: [   18.568771] type=1505 audit(1306787258.440:22):  operation="profile_replace" pid=1152 name="/usr/sbin/mysqld"
 May 30 22:42:15 mike-laptop kernel: [   23.425375] type=1505 audit(1306788135.284:22):  operation="profile_replace" pid=1192 name="/usr/sbin/mysqld"
 May 30 22:44:40 mike-laptop kernel: [  168.433180] type=1505 audit(1306788280.294:23):  operation="profile_replace" pid=2419 name="/usr/sbin/mysqld"
MySQLConf.etc.mysql.conf.d.mysqld.safe.syslog.cnf:
 [mysqld_safe]
 syslog
MySQLVarLibDirListing: ['defactodb', 'dashboarddb', 'ib_logfile1', 'test02_defactodb', 'jbossdb', 'mysql', 'mysql_upgrade_info', 'filereader', 'cendrisdb', 'jbpmdb', 'ibdata1', 'jackrabbit', 'ib_logfile0', 'debian-5.1.flag', 'f1']
SourcePackage: mysql-dfsg-5.1
Title: package mysql-server-5.1 5.1.41-3ubuntu12.10 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 1

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


** Tags: amd64 apport-package lucid

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Title:
  package mysql-server-5.1 5.1.41-3ubuntu12.10 failed to
  install/upgrade: subprocess new pre-installation script returned error
  exit status 1