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I need to install mysql-server-5.1 on ubuntu 11.10. While installing with apt-get I am getting 

dpkg: error processing mysql-server-5.1 (--configure): subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

I have tried following things:

sudo apt-get purge mysql-common

rebboting the machine and again trying to install mysql by running sudo apt-get install mysql-server-5.1 but no success. Still I am getting the similar error.

In SYSLOG I am getting following lines:

Dec 11 20:26:02 ubuntu mysqld[11272]: 111211 20:26:02  InnoDB: Shutdown completed; log sequence number 0 145554
Dec 11 20:26:02 ubuntu mysqld[11272]: 111211 20:26:02 [Note] /usr/sbin/mysqld: Shutdown complete
Dec 11 20:26:02 ubuntu mysqld[11272]: 
Dec 11 20:26:02 ubuntu mysqld[11291]: 111211 20:26:02 [Note] Plugin 'FEDERATED' is disabled.
Dec 11 20:26:02 ubuntu mysqld[11291]: 111211 20:26:02  InnoDB: Initializing buffer pool, size = 8.0M
Dec 11 20:26:02 ubuntu mysqld[11291]: 111211 20:26:02  InnoDB: Completed initialization of buffer pool
Dec 11 20:26:02 ubuntu mysqld[11291]: 111211 20:26:02  InnoDB: Started; log sequence number 0 145554
Dec 11 20:26:02 ubuntu mysqld[11291]: 111211 20:26:02  InnoDB: Starting shutdown...
Dec 11 20:26:08 ubuntu mysqld[11291]: 111211 20:26:08  InnoDB: Shutdown completed; log sequence number 0 145554
Dec 11 20:26:08 ubuntu mysqld[11306]: 111211 20:26:08 [Note] Plugin 'FEDERATED' is disabled.
Dec 11 20:26:08 ubuntu mysqld[11306]: 111211 20:26:08  InnoDB: Initializing buffer pool, size = 8.0M
Dec 11 20:26:08 ubuntu mysqld[11306]: 111211 20:26:08  InnoDB: Completed initialization of buffer pool
Dec 11 20:26:08 ubuntu mysqld[11306]: 111211 20:26:08  InnoDB: Started; log sequence number 0 145554
Dec 11 20:26:08 ubuntu mysqld[11306]: ERROR: 1050  Table 'plugin' already exists
Dec 11 20:26:08 ubuntu mysqld[11306]: 111211 20:26:08 [ERROR] Aborting
Dec 11 20:26:08 ubuntu mysqld[11306]: 
Dec 11 20:26:08 ubuntu mysqld[11306]: 111211 20:26:08  InnoDB: Starting shutdown...
Dec 11 20:26:13 ubuntu mysqld[11306]: 111211 20:26:13  InnoDB: Shutdown completed; log sequence number 0 145554
Dec 11 20:26:13 ubuntu mysqld[11306]: 111211 20:26:13 [Note] /usr/sbin/mysqld: Shutdown complete
Dec 11 20:26:13 ubuntu mysqld[11306]:

Let me know how to solve this issue.

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You've added a tag for 11.04, did you mean 11.10? – itnet7 Dec 11 '11 at 18:00
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sudo apt-get remove mysql-server-5.1
sudo apt-get purge mysql-common
sudo apt-get purge mysql-server-5.1
sudo apt-get autoremove
sudo apt-get clean

  1. Install mysql-common first

    sudo apt-get install mysql-common

  2. Install the rest of mysql

    sudo apt-get install mysql-server

Borrowed from the Ubuntu Forums here.

Please let me know if this helps!

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Let me try the same and update you. BTW thanks for reply – Vidyadhar Dec 14 '11 at 17:47
still I am getting the same error. – Vidyadhar Dec 25 '11 at 7:28
At the end I install it from source package:) – Vidyadhar Jan 12 at 16:17
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I had the same problem. With the itnet7's tip it works.

If someone still has a problem, I suggest (in second step) to revert to the default repositories in Ubuntu Software Center / Software Sources and then repeat itnet7's help.

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