~$ sudo apt-get remove --purge mysql-server-5.0 && sudo apt-get autoclean && sudo apt-get install mysql-server
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
lirc pwgen libfreebob0 libnet-daemon-perl libfaad2-0 liblzo1 libxml-sax-perl
libparse-yapp-perl libmysqlclient15off libfame-0.9 libxml-perl fftw2
libquicktime1 php5 libswscale1d libjack0 python-imaging libdbi-perl libpvm3
libmp4v2-0 libtunepimp5 mplayer libdate-manip-perl libapr1
libxml-namespacesupport-perl libapache2-mod-php5 libxml-libxml-perl
libmpich1.0c2 apache2-mpm-prefork libxml-libxml-common-perl apache2-utils
dvdauthor apache2 ruby1.8 libx264-54 apache2.2-common python-qt3 ruby
mplayer-skins libxml-simple-perl libggi2 python-sip4 expect libgii1
libdbd-mysql-perl liba52-0.7.4 ffmpeg transcode libxml-regexp-perl ntp
libifp4 libgii1-target-x libdvdread3 libdc1394-13 tcl8.4 libcdaudio1
libavformat1d libplrpc-perl libxvidcore4 mjpegtools libpq5 libxml-xql-perl
libmjpegtools0c2a libruby1.8 libg2c0 libaprutil1 vnc4-common libxml-dom-perl
liblame0 mysql-common php5-common libnjb5 libofa0 libmpeg2-4
mysql-client-5.0 libfaac0 gcc-3.4-base
Use 'apt-get autoremove' to remove them.
The following packages will be REMOVED
mysql-server-5.0*
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 1 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
1 not fully installed or removed.
Need to get 0B of archives.
After unpacking 87.8MB disk space will be freed.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]? y
(Reading database ... 108830 files and directories currently installed.)
Removing mysql-server-5.0 ...
* Stopping MySQL database server mysqld [ OK ]
Purging configuration files for mysql-server-5.0 ...
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Del kdelibs4c2a 4:3.5.8-0ubuntu1 [10.9MB]
Del kdelibs-data 4:3.5.8-0ubuntu1 [7295kB]
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
lirc pwgen libfreebob0 libfaad2-0 liblzo1 libxml-sax-perl libparse-yapp-perl
libfame-0.9 libxml-perl fftw2 libquicktime1 php5 libswscale1d libjack0
python-imaging libpvm3 libmp4v2-0 libtunepimp5 mplayer libdate-manip-perl
libapr1 libxml-namespacesupport-perl libapache2-mod-php5 libxml-libxml-perl
libmpich1.0c2 apache2-mpm-prefork libxml-libxml-common-perl apache2-utils
dvdauthor apache2 ruby1.8 libx264-54 apache2.2-common python-qt3 ruby
mplayer-skins libxml-simple-perl libggi2 python-sip4 expect libgii1
liba52-0.7.4 ffmpeg transcode libxml-regexp-perl ntp libifp4
libgii1-target-x libdvdread3 libdc1394-13 tcl8.4 libcdaudio1 libavformat1d
libxvidcore4 mjpegtools libpq5 libxml-xql-perl libmjpegtools0c2a libruby1.8
libg2c0 libaprutil1 vnc4-common libxml-dom-perl liblame0 php5-common libnjb5
libofa0 libmpeg2-4 libfaac0 gcc-3.4-base
Use 'apt-get autoremove' to remove them.
The following extra packages will be installed:
mysql-server-5.0
Suggested packages:
tinyca mysql-doc-5.0
Recommended packages:
mailx
The following NEW packages will be installed
mysql-server mysql-server-5.0
0 upgraded, 2 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Need to get 0B/27.6MB of archives.
After unpacking 87.9MB of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]? y
Preconfiguring packages ...
Selecting previously deselected package mysql-server-5.0.
(Reading database ... 106914 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking mysql-server-5.0 (from .../mysql-server-5.0_5.0.45-1ubuntu3_amd64.deb) ...
Selecting previously deselected package mysql-server.
Unpacking mysql-server (from .../mysql-server_5.0.45-1ubuntu3_all.deb) ...
Setting up mysql-server-5.0 (5.0.45-1ubuntu3) ...
* Stopping MySQL database server mysqld [ OK ]
071017 0:10:30 [ERROR] /usr/sbin/mysqld: unknown option '--skip-external-locsudo gedit /etc/mysql/my.cnfking'
* Starting MySQL database server mysqld [fail]
invoke-rc.d: initscript mysql, action "start" failed.
dpkg: error processing mysql-server-5.0 (--configure):
subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of mysql-server:
mysql-server depends on mysql-server-5.0; however:
Package mysql-server-5.0 is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing mysql-server (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Errors were encountered while processing:
mysql-server-5.0
mysql-server
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)