Bug#600919: mysql-server is removed on upgrade from lenny to squeeze

[Olivier Berger <olivier.berger@it-sudparis.eu>]

Hi.

On Thu, Oct 21, 2010 at 02:09:06PM +0200, Sandro Tosi wrote:
> 
> Hello,
> while preparing for upgrade from lenny to squeeze at work, I noticed that
> currently mysql-server (along with mysql-server-5.0) got removed on
> dist-upgrade, instead of bringing in mysql-server-5.1.
> 
> The procedure I followed for the upgrade is:
> 
> - dist-upgrade (current system has lenny)
> - edit sources.list to s/lenny/squeeze/ && apt-get update
> - apt-get install linux-image-amd64
> - apt-get install udev
> - reboot
> - apt-get upgrade
> - apt-get dist-upgrade <-- here's where mysql-server is removed
> 

Is there a procedure / workaround to not lose one's DBs ?

Thanks in advance.

Best regards,
-- 
Olivier BERGER 
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