package mysql-server-5.1 (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 1

Bug #871998 reported by Tamer
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mysql-dfsg-5.1 (Ubuntu)
Invalid
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ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
Package: mysql-server-5.1 (not installed)
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-34.77-generic 2.6.32.44+drm33.19
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-34-generic i686
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
Architecture: i386
Date: Sun Oct 9 13:10:47 2011
ErrorMessage: subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 1
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release i386 (20100427.1)
SourcePackage: mysql-dfsg-5.1
Title: package mysql-server-5.1 (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 1

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Tamer (tamerlibya) wrote :
security vulnerability: yes → no
security vulnerability: yes → no
visibility: private → public
visibility: private → public
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Dave Walker (davewalker) wrote :

Unpacking mysql-server-5.1 (from .../mysql-server-5.1_5.1.41-3ubuntu12.10_i386.deb) ...
 * Stopping MySQL database server mysqld
   ...fail!
invoke-rc.d: initscript mysql, action "stop" failed.
invoke-rc.d returned 1
There is a MySQL server running, but we failed in our attempts to stop it.
Stop it yourself and try again!
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/mysql-server-5.1_5.1.41-3ubuntu12.10_i386.deb (--unpack):
 subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 1

Changed in mysql-dfsg-5.1 (Ubuntu):
importance: Undecided → Low
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dino99 (9d9) wrote :

This version has expired some times ago, and no backport is expected as there is no 'security' reported problem

Changed in mysql-dfsg-5.1 (Ubuntu):
status: New → Invalid
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