[Bug 107224] Re: mysql-server preinst script stops running mysql

Mark Goldfinch mark.goldfinch at modicagroup.com
Mon Feb 15 21:59:34 UTC 2010


Removing mysql-server does solve this problem, however it can create the
following undesirable output when using apt-get:

The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
  libdbi-perl libdbd-mysql-perl mysql-server-5.0 mysql-client-5.0
Use 'apt-get autoremove' to remove them.

Obviously to the uninformed running an apt-get autoremove at this stage
would be very unhelpful.

I can understand why this step would be required when migrating from a
truely ancient distribution such as sarge where mysql-server is a real
binary package supporting MySQL 4.  Perhaps the patch for the preinst
script should test which version of mysql-server we're coming from and
if it is less than 5 then run /etc/init.d/mysql stop, otherwise it
should be a no-op?

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mysql-server preinst script stops running mysql
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