Re: [SLUG] apt/dpkg database error
ok basically when you remove any debian package theres a script called
prerm that gets run. In this case it's probably trying to shutdown the
database or something. But for some reason it's seg faulting which is
not a good sign ( Is this the bit where I get to bag out mysql and carry
on about postgres :).
Anyway my probably evil solution to this problem is the
following.
cd into
/var/lib/dpkg/info
ls mysql-server*
there should be a file called mysql-server.prerm
this is the script that's being run. OK here's the evil bit
edit the script and comment out whichever line you think is causing the
sef fault and try to apt-get remove again.
/mw wondering if Anad or Gus are going to shoot me down in flames for
this method :)
On Mon, Oct 30, 2000 at 03:09:11AM -0800, Robert Martinovic wrote:
> Hello all,
>
> I have tried to remove mysql-server, but dpkg said
> that there was an error, and i should reinstall it,
> then try again to remove it. When I do, i get:
>
> (Reading database ... 44897 files and directories
> currently installed.)
> Preparing to replace mysql-server 3.23.25-4 (using
> .../mysql-server_3.23.25-4_alpha.deb) ...
> dpkg: warning - old pre-removal script returned error
> exit status 1
> dpkg - trying script from the new package instead ...
> dpkg: error processing
> /var/cache/apt/archives/mysql-server_3.23.25-4_alpha.deb
> (--unpack):
> subprocess new pre-removal script returned error exit
> status 1
> /usr/bin/mysql_install_db: line 369: 1351
> Segmentation fault (core dumped) $execdir/mysql
> $defaults --bootstrap --skip-grant-tables
> --basedir=/usr --datadir=$ldata "$@" <<END_OF_DATA
> use mysql;
> $c_d
> $i_d
>
> $c_h
> $i_h
>
> $c_u
> $i_u
>
> $c_f
> $i_f
>
> $c_t
> $c_c
> END_OF_DATA
>
> dpkg: error while cleaning up:
> subprocess post-installation script returned error
> exit status 1
> Errors were encountered while processing:
>
> /var/cache/apt/archives/mysql-server_3.23.25-4_alpha.deb
> E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code
> (!)
>
> If anyone can help, I would greatly appreciate it
>
> Robert
>
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