Re: unable to install mysql server

[Stephen Powell <zlinuxman@wowway.com>]

On Thu, 18 Mar 2010 05:11:45 -0400 (EDT), vishnu vardhan wrote:
> 
> This is what I have done :
> 
> i have installed the mysql server and client.
> 
> Then I have issued the following commands :
> # aptitude remove --purge mysql-server mysql-client
> # updatedb
> # rm -r /etc/mysql/
> 
> After a couple of days, I have tried to install the packages again.
> It has shown an error as i have mentioned in my first e-mail.
> 
> sid.

aptitude remove --purge mysql-server mysql-client

is not the correct way to purge a package.  The correct way to
purge a package with aptitude is

aptitude purge mysql-server mysql-client

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