[DRE-maint] [Bug 696246] Re: Dependency on mysql not recognised

[riban]

I have installed Redmine on Ubuntu twice in the past 24 hours and hit
this problem on both occasions. (I know I am the common element here!)
It should be possible to install Redmine and have it work without lots
of configuration. The reason I used the Ubuntu installation is because I
had had so much _fun_ meeting dependencies and configuring Redmine
previously and needed it to just install for the next time a server
dies.

Part way through installation you are offered to be clever and configure
it yourself, or to take the easy road. I think the easy road should
"just work" or at least let you know how to make it work later if it
failed. I am an IT professional with decades of experience and formal
training so was able to fix the issues, diagnose what went wrong and
report the bug. Redmine is fantastic (only hampered by the installation
/ configuration / programming language -;)) and it should be
(relatively) easy for a wider audience to install and use it. Sorry,
this sounds like a rant but was intended to get across the issue I see
and _help_ solve it.

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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/696246

Title:
  Dependency on mysql not recognised

Status in “redmine” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  Binary package hint: redmine

During installation of Redmine, configuration of mysql database is performed which requires the password for the mysql database administrator. If mysql-server has not been installed, this stage fails. There should be some check that mysql-server is available and if not, a message should inform the user how to reconfigure the application after fixing the issue. Mysql is not a dependency of Redmine because the database backend could be on another host or a different database engine.