[debian-mysql] Bug#570816: dpkg --purge mysql-server-5.0 after upgrading to 5.1 stops new server

[Benjamin S.]

Package: mysql-server-5.0
Severity: normal


Until yesterday the system run with an uptodate lenny. Then I upgraded to testing. The update of mysql-server did not work without removing the line skip-bdb from /etc/mysql/my.cnf. By the way the user should at least be warned if the line is present.

After I have fixed the configuration and started the server I run dpkg --purge mysql-server-5.0 which accidentally stops the previously installed new version of the mysql server.


-- System Information:
Debian Release: squeeze/sid
  APT prefers testing
  APT policy: (500, 'testing')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)

Kernel: Linux 2.6.31.7 (SMP w/2 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash