[Bug 1016018] Re: package mysql-server-5.1 5.1.62-0ubuntu0.10.04.1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 1

[Robie Basak]

>From log:
Preparing to replace mysql-server-5.1 5.1.62-0ubuntu0.10.04.1 (using .../mysql-server-5.1_5.1.63-0ubuntu0.10.04.1_i386.deb) ...



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mysql stop/post-start, (post-start) process 25031
Gtk-WARNING **: cannot open display: :0.0 at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/FrontEnd/Gnome.pm line 54.
debconf: Unable to initialise frontend: Gnome
debconf: (DISPLAY problem?)
debconf: falling back to frontend: Dialog
debconf: Unable to initialise frontend: Dialog
debconf: (Dialogue frontend will not work on a dumb terminal, an Emacs shell buffer, or without a controlling terminal.)
debconf: falling back to frontend: Readline
invoke-rc.d: ----------------------------------------------------
invoke-rc.d: WARNING: invoke-rc.d called during shutdown sequence
invoke-rc.d: enabling safe mode: initscript policy layer disabled
invoke-rc.d: ----------------------------------------------------
stop: Job has already been stopped: mysql
invoke-rc.d: initscript mysql, action "stop" failed.
invoke-rc.d returned 1
There is a MySQL server running, but we failed in our attempts to stop it.
Stop it yourself and try again!
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/mysql-server-5.1_5.1.63-0ubuntu0.10.04.1_i386.deb (--unpack):
 subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 1

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Title:
  package mysql-server-5.1 5.1.62-0ubuntu0.10.04.1 failed to
  install/upgrade: subprocess new pre-installation script returned error
  exit status 1

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