mysql broken after upgrade to feisty
Derek Broughton
news at pointerstop.ca
Tue Apr 10 16:32:40 UTC 2007
Ben Edwards wrote:
> After upgrading mysql-server seems broken so I tried removing it (so I
> could reinstall). Problem this tried Starting mysql (why!) and then
> falls over (c below).
It tried to install it because you told it to fix what was broken. You
asked for two incompatible options, so it tried to do both!
> What should I try next,
> Ben
>
> root at fisk:/usr/src/mythtv#
> root at fisk:/usr/src/mythtv# apt-get -f remove mysql-server
dpkg --purge mysql-server
If it fails (it doesn't look likely), you might need to use one of the force
options, or delete the scripts under /var/lib/dpkg/info/mysql-server.* and
rerun dpkg --purge.
Then use apt to reinstall.
--
derek
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