mike@mikedesk:~$ sudo dpkg --configure -a [sudo] password for mike: Setting up mariadb-server-5.5 (5.5.34+maria-1~saucy) ... * Stopping MariaDB database server mysqld [ OK ] * Starting MariaDB database server mysqld [fail] invoke-rc.d: initscript mysql, action "start" failed. dpkg: error processing mariadb-server-5.5 (--configure): subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1 dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of mariadb-server: mariadb-server depends on mariadb-server-5.5 (= 5.5.34+maria-1~saucy); however: Package mariadb-server-5.5 is not configured yet. dpkg: error processing mariadb-server (--configure): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured Errors were encountered while processing: mariadb-server-5.5 mariadb-server ----------------------- mike@mikedesk:~$ sudo apt-get install -f Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done 0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded. 2 not fully installed or removed. After this operation, 0 B of additional disk space will be used. Setting up mariadb-server-5.5 (5.5.34+maria-1~saucy) ... * Stopping MariaDB database server mysqld [ OK ] 131210 13:14:12 [Note] Plugin 'InnoDB' is disabled. 131210 13:14:12 [Note] Plugin 'FEEDBACK' is disabled. * Starting MariaDB database server mysqld [fail] invoke-rc.d: initscript mysql, action "start" failed. dpkg: error processing mariadb-server-5.5 (--configure): subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1 dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of mariadb-server: mariadb-server depends on mariadb-server-5.5 (= 5.5.34+maria-1~saucy); however: Package mariadb-server-5.5 is not configured yet. dpkg: error processing mariadb-server (--configure): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured No apport report written because the error message indicates its a followup error from a previous failure. Errors were encountered while processing: mariadb-server-5.5 mariadb-server E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1) ----------------------- mike@mikedesk:~$ sudo aptitude install -f The following partially installed packages will be configured: mariadb-server mariadb-server-5.5 No packages will be installed, upgraded, or removed. 0 packages upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded. Need to get 0 B of archives. After unpacking 0 B will be used. Setting up mariadb-server-5.5 (5.5.34+maria-1~saucy) ... * Stopping MariaDB database server mysqld [ OK ] * Starting MariaDB database server mysqld [fail] invoke-rc.d: initscript mysql, action "start" failed. dpkg: error processing mariadb-server-5.5 (--configure): subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1 dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of mariadb-server: mariadb-server depends on mariadb-server-5.5 (= 5.5.34+maria-1~saucy); however: Package mariadb-server-5.5 is not configured yet. dpkg: error processing mariadb-server (--configure): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured No apport report written because the error message indicates its a followup error from a previous failure. Errors were encountered while processing: mariadb-server-5.5 mariadb-server E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1) A package failed to install. Trying to recover: Setting up mariadb-server-5.5 (5.5.34+maria-1~saucy) ... * Stopping MariaDB database server mysqld [ OK ] 131210 13:16:13 [Note] Plugin 'InnoDB' is disabled. 131210 13:16:13 [Note] Plugin 'FEEDBACK' is disabled. * Starting MariaDB database server mysqld [fail] invoke-rc.d: initscript mysql, action "start" failed. dpkg: error processing mariadb-server-5.5 (--configure): subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1 dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of mariadb-server: mariadb-server depends on mariadb-server-5.5 (= 5.5.34+maria-1~saucy); however: Package mariadb-server-5.5 is not configured yet. dpkg: error processing mariadb-server (--configure): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured Errors were encountered while processing: mariadb-server-5.5 mariadb-server ----------------------- mike@mikedesk:~$ sudo apt-get remove mariadb-server-5.5 Reading package lists... Error! E: Problem renaming the file /var/cache/apt/pkgcache.bin.pIoPfB to /var/cache/apt/pkgcache.bin - rename (2: No such file or directory) W: You may want to run apt-get update to correct these problems ----------------------- mike@mikedesk:~$ sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get dist-upgrade Ign http://security.ubuntu.com saucy-security InRelease Ign http://us.archive.ubuntu.com saucy InRelease Hit http://security.ubuntu.com saucy-security Release.gpg Ign http://us.archive.ubuntu.com saucy-updates InRelease Hit http://security.ubuntu.com saucy-security Release Ign http://us.archive.ubuntu.com saucy-backports InRelease Ign http://extras.ubuntu.com saucy InRelease Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com saucy Release.gpg Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com saucy-updates Release.gpg Hit http://security.ubuntu.com saucy-security/main Sources Hit http://ftp.osuosl.org saucy InRelease Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com saucy-backports Release.gpg Hit http://security.ubuntu.com saucy-security/restricted 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http://ftp.osuosl.org saucy/main amd64 Packages Hit http://security.ubuntu.com saucy-security/main i386 Packages Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com saucy/main amd64 Packages Hit http://security.ubuntu.com saucy-security/restricted i386 Packages Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com saucy/restricted amd64 Packages Hit http://extras.ubuntu.com saucy/main amd64 Packages Hit http://security.ubuntu.com saucy-security/universe i386 Packages Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com saucy/universe amd64 Packages Hit http://ftp.osuosl.org saucy/main i386 Packages Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com saucy/multiverse amd64 Packages Hit http://security.ubuntu.com saucy-security/multiverse i386 Packages Hit http://extras.ubuntu.com saucy/main i386 Packages Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com saucy/main i386 Packages Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com saucy/restricted i386 Packages Hit http://security.ubuntu.com saucy-security/main Translation-en Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com saucy/universe i386 Packages Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com saucy/multiverse i386 Packages Hit http://security.ubuntu.com saucy-security/multiverse Translation-en Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com saucy/main Translation-en Hit http://security.ubuntu.com saucy-security/restricted Translation-en Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com saucy/multiverse Translation-en Get:1 https://private-ppa.launchpad.net saucy InRelease [361 B] Ign https://private-ppa.launchpad.net saucy InRelease Hit http://security.ubuntu.com saucy-security/universe Translation-en Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com saucy/restricted Translation-en Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com saucy/universe Translation-en Hit https://private-ppa.launchpad.net saucy Release.gpg Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com saucy-updates/main Sources Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com saucy-updates/restricted Sources Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com saucy-updates/universe Sources Hit https://private-ppa.launchpad.net saucy Release Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com saucy-updates/multiverse Sources Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com saucy-updates/main amd64 Packages Hit https://private-ppa.launchpad.net saucy/main amd64 Packages Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com saucy-updates/restricted amd64 Packages Hit https://private-ppa.launchpad.net saucy/main i386 Packages Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com saucy-updates/universe amd64 Packages Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com saucy-updates/multiverse amd64 Packages Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com saucy-updates/main i386 Packages Get:2 https://private-ppa.launchpad.net saucy/main Translation-en_US [383 B] Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com saucy-updates/restricted i386 Packages Ign http://extras.ubuntu.com saucy/main Translation-en_US Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com saucy-updates/universe i386 Packages Ign http://security.ubuntu.com saucy-security/main Translation-en_US Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com saucy-updates/multiverse i386 Packages Ign http://security.ubuntu.com saucy-security/multiverse Translation-en_US Ign http://extras.ubuntu.com saucy/main Translation-en Ign http://security.ubuntu.com saucy-security/restricted Translation-en_US Ign http://ftp.osuosl.org saucy/main Translation-en_US Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com saucy-updates/main Translation-en Ign http://security.ubuntu.com saucy-security/universe Translation-en_US Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com saucy-updates/multiverse Translation-en Ign http://ftp.osuosl.org saucy/main Translation-en Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com saucy-updates/restricted Translation-en Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com saucy-updates/universe Translation-en Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com saucy-backports/main Sources Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com saucy-backports/restricted Sources Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com saucy-backports/universe Sources Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com saucy-backports/multiverse Sources Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com saucy-backports/main amd64 Packages Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com saucy-backports/restricted amd64 Packages Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com saucy-backports/universe amd64 Packages Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com saucy-backports/multiverse amd64 Packages Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com saucy-backports/main i386 Packages Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com saucy-backports/restricted i386 Packages Ign https://private-ppa.launchpad.net saucy/main Translation-en_US Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com saucy-backports/universe i386 Packages Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com saucy-backports/multiverse i386 Packages Ign https://private-ppa.launchpad.net saucy/main Translation-en Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com saucy-backports/main Translation-en Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com saucy-backports/multiverse Translation-en Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com saucy-backports/restricted Translation-en Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com saucy-backports/universe Translation-en Ign http://us.archive.ubuntu.com saucy/main Translation-en_US Ign http://us.archive.ubuntu.com saucy/multiverse Translation-en_US Ign http://us.archive.ubuntu.com saucy/restricted Translation-en_US Ign http://us.archive.ubuntu.com saucy/universe Translation-en_US Ign http://us.archive.ubuntu.com saucy-updates/main Translation-en_US Ign http://us.archive.ubuntu.com saucy-updates/multiverse Translation-en_US Ign http://us.archive.ubuntu.com saucy-updates/restricted Translation-en_US Ign http://us.archive.ubuntu.com saucy-updates/universe Translation-en_US Ign http://us.archive.ubuntu.com saucy-backports/main Translation-en_US Ign http://us.archive.ubuntu.com saucy-backports/multiverse Translation-en_US Ign http://us.archive.ubuntu.com saucy-backports/restricted Translation-en_US Ign http://us.archive.ubuntu.com saucy-backports/universe Translation-en_US Reading package lists... Done Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done Calculating upgrade... Done The following packages will be upgraded: fonts-opensymbol libreoffice-base libreoffice-base-core libreoffice-calc libreoffice-common libreoffice-core libreoffice-draw libreoffice-gnome libreoffice-gtk libreoffice-help-en-us libreoffice-impress libreoffice-java-common libreoffice-math libreoffice-ogltrans libreoffice-pdfimport libreoffice-presentation-minimizer libreoffice-style-human libreoffice-writer python3-uno uno-libs3 ure 21 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded. 2 not fully installed or removed. Need to get 85.6 MB of archives. After this operation, 972 kB of additional disk space will be used. Do you want to continue [Y/n]? Y Get:1 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ saucy-updates/main libreoffice-base amd64 1:4.1.3-0ubuntu1 [1,909 kB] Get:2 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ saucy-updates/main libreoffice-calc amd64 1:4.1.3-0ubuntu1 [5,509 kB] Get:3 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ saucy-updates/main libreoffice-gnome amd64 1:4.1.3-0ubuntu1 [90.1 kB] Get:4 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ saucy-updates/main libreoffice-gtk amd64 1:4.1.3-0ubuntu1 [213 kB] Get:5 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ saucy-updates/main libreoffice-writer amd64 1:4.1.3-0ubuntu1 [9,188 kB] Get:6 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ saucy-updates/main uno-libs3 amd64 4.1.3-0ubuntu1 [627 kB] Get:7 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ saucy-updates/main libreoffice-ogltrans amd64 1:4.1.3-0ubuntu1 [77.6 kB] Get:8 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ saucy-updates/main ure amd64 4.1.3-0ubuntu1 [1,681 kB] Get:9 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ saucy-updates/main python3-uno amd64 1:4.1.3-0ubuntu1 [120 kB] Get:10 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ saucy-updates/main libreoffice-common all 1:4.1.3-0ubuntu1 [27.0 MB] Get:11 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ saucy-updates/main libreoffice-pdfimport amd64 1:4.1.3-0ubuntu1 [220 kB] Get:12 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ saucy-updates/main libreoffice-math amd64 1:4.1.3-0ubuntu1 [362 kB] Get:13 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ saucy-updates/main libreoffice-base-core amd64 1:4.1.3-0ubuntu1 [733 kB] Get:14 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ saucy-updates/main libreoffice-draw amd64 1:4.1.3-0ubuntu1 [2,617 kB] Get:15 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ saucy-updates/main libreoffice-impress amd64 1:4.1.3-0ubuntu1 [788 kB] Get:16 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ saucy-updates/main libreoffice-core amd64 1:4.1.3-0ubuntu1 [28.0 MB] Get:17 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ saucy-updates/main libreoffice-java-common all 1:4.1.3-0ubuntu1 [1,985 kB] Get:18 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ saucy-updates/main fonts-opensymbol all 2:102.3+LibO4.1.3-0ubuntu1 [87.5 kB] Get:19 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ saucy-updates/main libreoffice-style-human all 1:4.1.3-0ubuntu1 [1,903 kB] Get:20 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ saucy-updates/main libreoffice-help-en-us all 1:4.1.3-0ubuntu1 [2,198 kB] Get:21 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ saucy-updates/main libreoffice-presentation-minimizer amd64 1.0.4+LibO4.1.3-0ubuntu1 [270 kB] Fetched 85.6 MB in 2min 25s (590 kB/s) (Reading database ... 228475 files and directories currently installed.) Preparing to replace libreoffice-base 1:4.1.2~rc3-0ubuntu1 (using .../libreoffice-base_1%3a4.1.3-0ubuntu1_amd64.deb) ... Unpacking replacement libreoffice-base ... Preparing to replace libreoffice-calc 1:4.1.2~rc3-0ubuntu1 (using .../libreoffice-calc_1%3a4.1.3-0ubuntu1_amd64.deb) ... Unpacking replacement libreoffice-calc ... Preparing to replace libreoffice-gnome 1:4.1.2~rc3-0ubuntu1 (using .../libreoffice-gnome_1%3a4.1.3-0ubuntu1_amd64.deb) ... Unpacking replacement libreoffice-gnome ... Preparing to replace libreoffice-gtk 1:4.1.2~rc3-0ubuntu1 (using .../libreoffice-gtk_1%3a4.1.3-0ubuntu1_amd64.deb) ... Unpacking replacement libreoffice-gtk ... Preparing to replace libreoffice-writer 1:4.1.2~rc3-0ubuntu1 (using .../libreoffice-writer_1%3a4.1.3-0ubuntu1_amd64.deb) ... Unpacking replacement libreoffice-writer ... Preparing to replace uno-libs3 4.1.2~rc3-0ubuntu1 (using .../uno-libs3_4.1.3-0ubuntu1_amd64.deb) ... Unpacking replacement uno-libs3 ... 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Preparing to replace libreoffice-base-core 1:4.1.2~rc3-0ubuntu1 (using .../libreoffice-base-core_1%3a4.1.3-0ubuntu1_amd64.deb) ... Unpacking replacement libreoffice-base-core ... Preparing to replace libreoffice-draw 1:4.1.2~rc3-0ubuntu1 (using .../libreoffice-draw_1%3a4.1.3-0ubuntu1_amd64.deb) ... Unpacking replacement libreoffice-draw ... Preparing to replace libreoffice-impress 1:4.1.2~rc3-0ubuntu1 (using .../libreoffice-impress_1%3a4.1.3-0ubuntu1_amd64.deb) ... Unpacking replacement libreoffice-impress ... Preparing to replace libreoffice-core 1:4.1.2~rc3-0ubuntu1 (using .../libreoffice-core_1%3a4.1.3-0ubuntu1_amd64.deb) ... Unpacking replacement libreoffice-core ... Preparing to replace libreoffice-java-common 1:4.1.2~rc3-0ubuntu1 (using .../libreoffice-java-common_1%3a4.1.3-0ubuntu1_all.deb) ... Unpacking replacement libreoffice-java-common ... 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Processing triggers for bamfdaemon ... Rebuilding /usr/share/applications/bamf-2.index... Processing triggers for gnome-icon-theme ... Processing triggers for hicolor-icon-theme ... Processing triggers for shared-mime-info ... Processing triggers for fontconfig ... Setting up mariadb-server-5.5 (5.5.34+maria-1~saucy) ... * Stopping MariaDB database server mysqld [ OK ] * Starting MariaDB database server mysqld [fail] invoke-rc.d: initscript mysql, action "start" failed. dpkg: error processing mariadb-server-5.5 (--configure): subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1 dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of mariadb-server: mariadb-server depends on mariadb-server-5.5 (= 5.5.34+maria-1~saucy); however: Package mariadb-server-5.5 is not configured yet. dpkg: error processing mariadb-server (--configure): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured Setting up fonts-opensymbol (2:102.3+LibO4.1.3-0ubuntu1) ... No apport report written because the error message indicates its a followup error from a previous failure. Setting up libreoffice-style-human (1:4.1.3-0ubuntu1) ... Setting up uno-libs3 (4.1.3-0ubuntu1) ... Setting up ure (4.1.3-0ubuntu1) ... Setting up libreoffice-common (1:4.1.3-0ubuntu1) ... Setting up libreoffice-core (1:4.1.3-0ubuntu1) ... Setting up libreoffice-base-core (1:4.1.3-0ubuntu1) ... Setting up libreoffice-java-common (1:4.1.3-0ubuntu1) ... Setting up libreoffice-base (1:4.1.3-0ubuntu1) ... Setting up libreoffice-calc (1:4.1.3-0ubuntu1) ... Setting up libreoffice-gtk (1:4.1.3-0ubuntu1) ... Setting up libreoffice-gnome (1:4.1.3-0ubuntu1) ... Setting up libreoffice-writer (1:4.1.3-0ubuntu1) ... Setting up libreoffice-draw (1:4.1.3-0ubuntu1) ... Setting up libreoffice-impress (1:4.1.3-0ubuntu1) ... Setting up libreoffice-ogltrans (1:4.1.3-0ubuntu1) ... Setting up python3-uno (1:4.1.3-0ubuntu1) ... Setting up libreoffice-pdfimport (1:4.1.3-0ubuntu1) ... Setting up libreoffice-math (1:4.1.3-0ubuntu1) ... Setting up libreoffice-help-en-us (1:4.1.3-0ubuntu1) ... Setting up libreoffice-presentation-minimizer (1.0.4+LibO4.1.3-0ubuntu1) ... Processing triggers for libc-bin ... Processing triggers for menu ... Processing triggers for libreoffice-common ... Errors were encountered while processing: mariadb-server-5.5 mariadb-server E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1) ----------------------- mike@mikedesk:~$