package mysql-server-5.1 5.1.41-3ubuntu12.3 failed to install/upgrade: Package is in a very bad inconsistent state - you should reinstall it before attempting a removal.

Bug #628546 reported by Scott Meller
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mysql-dfsg-5.1 (Ubuntu)
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Bug Description

hangs when trying to replace

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
Package: mysql-server-5.1 5.1.41-3ubuntu12.3
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-24.41-generic 2.6.32.15+drm33.5
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-24-generic i686
NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx
AptOrdering:
 mysql-server: Remove
 mysql-server-5.1: Remove
 mysql-server-core-5.1: Remove
Architecture: i386
Date: Wed Sep 1 17:38:47 2010
ErrorMessage: Package is in a very bad inconsistent state - you should reinstall it before attempting a removal.
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release i386 (20100429)
Logs.var.log.daemon.log:

Logs.var.log.kern.log:
 Aug 30 22:30:39 scott-laptop kernel: [ 16.331448] type=1505 audit(1283221839.392:5): operation="profile_load" pid=865 name="/usr/sbin/mysqld"
 Aug 31 18:30:55 scott-laptop kernel: [ 16.530607] type=1505 audit(1283293855.588:10): operation="profile_load" pid=901 name="/usr/sbin/mysqld"
MySQLConf.etc.mysql.my.cnf: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/etc/mysql/my.cnf'
SourcePackage: mysql-dfsg-5.1
Title: package mysql-server-5.1 5.1.41-3ubuntu12.3 failed to install/upgrade: Package is in a very bad inconsistent state - you should reinstall it before attempting a removal.
modified.conffile..etc.mysql.conf.d.mysqld.safe.syslog.cnf: [deleted]
modified.conffile..etc.mysql.debian.start: [deleted]

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Scott Meller (scottmeller20) wrote :
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Scott Moser (smoser) wrote :

Hi,
  It looks from the logs that many of the mysql config files have been removed.
  Could you please give some information on what might have gone wrong ?
  Were you doing a simple 'apt-get remove' ?
  Do you have an idea as to why the config files may have been deleted ?

Changed in mysql-dfsg-5.1 (Ubuntu):
status: New → Incomplete
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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

[Expired for mysql-dfsg-5.1 (Ubuntu) because there has been no activity for 60 days.]

Changed in mysql-dfsg-5.1 (Ubuntu):
status: Incomplete → Expired
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