Re: MySQL client in Squeeze

[Javier Barroso <javibarroso@gmail.com>]

On Wed, Oct 7, 2009 at 11:47 PM, Jason Filippou
<jason.filippou@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello,
>
> The following is aptitude output when I try to resolve the
> dependencies associated with mysql-client5.1:
>
> Accept this solution? [Y/n/q/?] y
> The following NEW packages will be installed:
>  mysql-client mysql-client-5.1{a} mysql-server-5.1{a}
> The following packages will be REMOVED:
>  mysql-client-5.0{a} mysql-server-5.0{a}
> The following packages will be upgraded:
>  mysql-server
> 1 packages upgraded, 3 newly installed, 2 to remove and 2 not upgraded.
> Need to get 19.3MB of archives. After unpacking 56.8MB will be freed.
> Do you want to continue? [Y/n/?] y
> Writing extended state information... Done
> Get:1 http://http.us.debian.org unstable/main mysql-server 5.1.39-1 [57.4kB]
> Get:2 http://http.us.debian.org testing/main mysql-client-5.1 5.1.37-2 [8,247kB]
> Get:3 http://http.us.debian.org testing/main mysql-server-5.1 5.1.37-2
> [11.0MB]
> Get:4 http://http.us.debian.org testing/main mysql-client 5.1.37-2
> [61.0kB]
> Fetched 19.3MB in 35s (550kB/s)
> Reading package fields... Done
> Reading package status... Done
> Retrieving bug reports... Done
> Parsing Found/Fixed information... Done
> grave bugs of mysql-server-5.1 (-> 5.1.37-2) <unfixed>
>  #545751 - mysql-server-5.1 installation failure
>   Merged with: 545752
> Summary:
>  mysql-server-5.1(1 bug)
> Are you sure you want to install/upgrade the above packages? [Y/n/?/...]
>
> What would my preferred course of action be?
Maybe if you install without recommendations it will work without mysql-server

aptitude -R install mysql-client

Regards,