[debian-mysql] Bug#516497: mysql-server-5.0: mysql server fails to start after upgrade

[Hector Oron]

Hi again,

I tried to dist-upgrade to unstable, but same error was ocurring and
even from experimental. The problem I solve it manually deleting
mysql-server.postrm and others under /var/lib/dpkg/info/ and apt-get
remove --purge <package>. After this I could proceed smoothly with
apt-get. Then I reinstall again the package,

$ sudo apt-get -o DPkg::Options::="--force-confmiss" --reinstall
install mysql-server-5.0
Preparing to replace mysql-server-5.0 5.0.77-1 (using
.../mysql-server-5.0_5.0.77-1_i386.deb) ...
 * Stopping MySQL database server mysqld
   ...done.
 * Stopping MySQL database server mysqld
   ...done.
Unpacking replacement mysql-server-5.0 ...
Processing triggers for man-db ...
Setting up mysql-server-5.0 (5.0.77-1) ...
 * Stopping MySQL database server mysqld
   ...done.
 * Starting MySQL database server mysqld
   ...done.
 * Checking for corrupt, not cleanly closed and upgrade needing tables.

Could be that upgrading corrupts tables?

Cheers

-- 
 Héctor Orón