Ubuntu 9.10 package mysql-server-5.1 5.1.37-1ubuntu5.1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess new pre-removal script returned error exit status 1
When trying to do an apt-get upgrade the MySQL package failed with the error message: package mysql-server-5.1 5.1.37-1ubuntu5.1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess new pre-removal script returned error exit status 1 The problem is that the start / stop script for MySQL fails to stop the running MySQL server before upgrade. Solution: apt-get update ps ax […]