[Bug 513151] Re: package mysql-server-5.0 (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 1

[Gary B]

I have just had this same problem, I think, installing 10.04 beta from
9.04.  I believe that apport reported it twice today but those are
anonymous as far as I can tell.  I did try to save some other output
data but looking at the report it appears that everything relevant is
there.

One symptom that may not show in the report - when dpkg tries to either
install or remove mysql-server, the program 'start mysql' hangs  This is
also true of manually running 'service mysql start' (I think - I just
ran manually again and it returned 'mysql is already running' ).  As a
result, dpkg never ends until I kill the start program, at which point
dpkg will finish some things and then end with errors.

Here are some things I copied early in the process, when I first started
trying to make this work:

Error message from the GUI (IIRC):
E: /var/cache/apt/archives/mysql-server-5.1_5.1.41-3ubuntu7_i386.deb: subprocess new pre-removal script returned error exit status 1

Contents of the Terminal window:
debconf: DbDriver "config": /var/cache/debconf/config.dat is locked by another process: Resource temporarily unavailable
(Reading database ... 572304 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to replace mysql-server-5.1 5.1.41-3ubuntu7 (using .../mysql-server-5.1_5.1.41-3ubuntu7_i386.deb) ...
debconf: DbDriver "config": /var/cache/debconf/config.dat is locked by another process: Resource temporarily unavailable
dpkg: warning: old pre-removal script returned error exit status 1
dpkg - trying script from the new package instead ...
debconf: DbDriver "config": /var/cache/debconf/config.dat is locked by another process: Resource temporarily unavailable
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/mysql-server-5.1_5.1.41-3ubuntu7_i386.deb (--unpack):
 subprocess new pre-removal script returned error exit status 1
debconf: DbDriver "config": /var/cache/debconf/config.dat is locked by another process: Resource temporarily unavailable
dpkg: error while cleaning up:
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Preparing to replace mysql-server 5.1.41-3ubuntu7 (using .../mysql-server_5.1.41-3ubuntu7_all.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement mysql-server ...
Errors were encountered while processing:
 /var/cache/apt/archives/mysql-server-5.1_5.1.41-3ubuntu7_i386.deb
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
A package failed to install.  Trying to recover:
dpkg: error processing mysql-server-5.1 (--configure):
 Package is in a very bad inconsistent state - you should
 reinstall it before attempting configuration.
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of mysql-server:
 mysql-server depends on mysql-server-5.1; however:
  Package mysql-server-5.1 is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing mysql-server (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Errors were encountered while processing:
 mysql-server-5.1
 mysql-server

Copied line from 'ps auxww':

/usr/bin/dpkg --status-fd 47 --force-depends --force-remove-essential
--remove kubuntu-debug-installer kpackagekit kdebase-workspace-bin
plasma-widgets-workspace kdepim-runtime akonadi-server mysql-server
mysql-server-5.1 mysql-server-core-5.1

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package mysql-server-5.0 (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 1
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/513151
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