Re: Unable to remove mysql-server.
I've had similar problems before. I got around them by creating the
following /etc/init.d/mysql (or whatever...) file:
#!/bin/sh
exit 0;
That way, the removal script is happy. The same trick works for upgrades
as well.
--Rich
> Chrys wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> I tried to uninstall mysql-server to compile the original binary file,
> but it looks like I have a problem :-(
> Here is what apt-get shows me:
> mobi:~# apt-get remove mysql-server
> Reading Package Lists... Done
> Building Dependency Tree... Done
> The following packages will be REMOVED:
> mysql-server
> 0 packages upgraded, 0 newly installed, 1 to remove and 0 not
> upgraded.
> 1 packages not fully installed or removed.
> Need to get 0B of archives. After unpacking 1987kB will be freed.
> Do you want to continue? [Y/n] y
> (Reading database ... 23902 files and directories currently
> installed.)
> Removing mysql-server ...
> /var/lib/dpkg/info/mysql-server.prerm: /etc/init.d/mysql: No such file
> or directory
> dpkg: error processing mysql-server (--remove):
> subprocess pre-removal script returned error exit status 1
> chown: /usr/share/mysql: No such file or directory
> dpkg: error while cleaning up:
> subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
> Errors were encountered while processing:
> mysql-server
> E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
>
> so I tried with the -f option, but:
>
> mobi:~# apt-get remove -f mysql-server
> Reading Package Lists... Done
> Building Dependency Tree... Done
> The following packages will be REMOVED:
> mysql-server
> 0 packages upgraded, 0 newly installed, 1 to remove and 0 not
> upgraded.
> 1 packages not fully installed or removed.
> Need to get 0B of archives. After unpacking 1987kB will be freed.
> Do you want to continue? [Y/n] y
> (Reading database ... 23902 files and directories currently
> installed.)
> Removing mysql-server ...
> /var/lib/dpkg/info/mysql-server.prerm: /etc/init.d/mysql: No such file
> or directory
> dpkg: error processing mysql-server (--remove):
> subprocess pre-removal script returned error exit status 1
> chown: /usr/share/mysql: No such file or directory
> dpkg: error while cleaning up:
> subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
> Errors were encountered while processing:
> mysql-server
> E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
>
>
> What I realy need is version 3.23, but it's still in the testing
> section.
>
> Can you tell tell me how to install version 3.23 ?
>
> Chrys
> chrys@chrys.ca
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Rich Puhek
ETN Systems Inc.
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