[Bug 844712] Re: package mysql-server-5.1 5.1.54-1ubuntu4 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

[Prasanna Shankarapura]

@James Page,
Thank you for interested in solving this issue. Here are the some informations that you asked. Hope this could help our Linux community.

(restarting the mysql-server does nothing. I'm facing the same issue)

I got these messages,
For sudo ps -aef | grep mysqld

prasanna  1860  1805  0 22:20 pts/0    00:00:00 grep --color=auto mysqld
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For sudo initctl list

avahi-daemon start/running, process 675
mountall-net stop/waiting
rc stop/waiting
rsyslog start/running, process 567
tty4 start/running, process 885
udev start/running, process 288
upstart-udev-bridge start/running, process 261
ureadahead-other stop/waiting
apport stop/waiting
console-setup stop/waiting
hwclock-save stop/waiting
irqbalance stop/waiting
plymouth-log stop/waiting
tty5 start/running, process 902
atd start/running, process 919
dbus start/running, process 616
failsafe-x stop/waiting
plymouth stop/waiting
udev-fallback-graphics stop/waiting
control-alt-delete stop/waiting
hwclock stop/waiting
mounted-proc stop/waiting
network-manager start/running, process 656
alsa-store stop/waiting
module-init-tools stop/waiting
setvtrgb stop/waiting
alsa-restore stop/waiting
cron start/running, process 918
gdm start/running, process 629
mountall stop/waiting
mounted-debugfs stop/waiting
acpid start/running, process 916
plymouth-stop stop/waiting
rcS stop/waiting
ufw start/running
mounted-varrun stop/waiting
rc-sysinit stop/waiting
cups start/running, process 812
upstart-socket-bridge start/running, process 649
anacron stop/waiting
tty2 start/running, process 910
udevtrigger stop/waiting
mounted-dev stop/waiting
tty3 start/running, process 911
udev-finish stop/waiting
hostname stop/waiting
mountall-reboot stop/waiting
mysql stop/waiting
mountall-shell stop/waiting
mounted-tmp stop/waiting
network-interface (ppp0) start/running
network-interface (lo) start/running
network-interface (eth0) start/running
plymouth-splash stop/waiting
plymouth-upstart-bridge stop/waiting
tty1 start/running, process 1304
udevmonitor stop/waiting
dmesg stop/waiting
network-interface-security (network-manager) start/running
network-interface-security (network-interface/eth0) start/running
network-interface-security (network-interface/ppp0) start/running
network-interface-security (network-interface/lo) start/running
network-interface-security (networking) start/running
networking stop/waiting
procps stop/waiting
tty6 start/running, process 914
ureadahead stop/waiting

** Attachment added: "Attached file contains the error report of the mysql-server issue"
   https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/mysql-5.1/+bug/844712/+attachment/2373090/+files/error.log

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Title:
  package mysql-server-5.1 5.1.54-1ubuntu4 failed to install/upgrade:
  subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit
  status 1

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