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mysql-dfsg-5.1 package

  1. Bug #444349
  2. Comment #15

Comment 15 for bug 444349

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Thomas M Wetherbee (tom-wetherbees) wrote : Re: package mysql-server-5.1 5.1.37-1ubuntu4 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

I had this problem on a vanilla update from jaunty to karmic. Everything seemed to update okay, but later when I went to run a MySQL backup I couldn't do it. It was only then that I realized that karmic included an "upgrade" to MySQL 5.1. The upgrade had not completely worked.

I went in and tried reinstalling from Synaptic, and that's when I got this error. This caused me a lot of trouble. Not finding the exact cause of the error, I tried going back to 5.0, and ultimately purged MySQL and tried a fresh install. Even that didn't work. Of course purging caused many of my installed applications to be removed, so it's been an ongoing hassle.

The GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet splash apparmor=0" work-around allowed me to install and configure MySQL 5.1. At this point things are looking good, although my testing has been very limited. I haven't looked at what went wrong with apparmor; perhaps someone here will explain it and save me the trouble.

This is the second update in a row that had some major failure for me (jaunty and karmic). I am a technical user, and I keep my systems in good order, so it is disappointing that we are seeing this sort of update trouble. I understand that upgrades are a major support hassle, but if we want common users to embrace Ubuntu we are going to need a smooth upgrade process. Perhaps the six month upgrade cycle is too aggressive?

Tom