[Bug 975074] Re: package mysql-server-5.1 5.1.58-1ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: Package is in a very bad inconsistent state - you should reinstall it before attempting a removal.

[Clint Byrum]

Gary, 12.04 has MySQL 5.5, which should have been pulled in due to its
Breaks/Replaces relationship with mysql 5.1. Perhaps something went
wrong during that upgrade? Anyway, 5.1 iis being removed from 12.04.

Anyway, to reinstall mysql-server-5.1 cleanly so you can remove/upgrade
it, you probably will want to do:

dpkg -i --force-confmiss /var/cache/apt/archives/mysql-
server-5.1_5.1.58-1ubuntu1_amd64.deb

That should replace missing config files that you've deleted. After
that, an 'apt-get dist-upgrade' should result in 5.5 being installed.

Please respond back here with whether or not this fixes the issue. Also,
did you use do-release-upgrade -d to upgrade to precise, or just a
straight dist-upgrade?

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

** Changed in: mysql-5.1 (Ubuntu)
   Importance: Undecided => High

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  package mysql-server-5.1 5.1.58-1ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade:
  Package is in a very bad inconsistent state - you should  reinstall it
  before attempting a removal.

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