akonadi-server prevents install of mysql-server-5.0

On Tue, Aug 25, 2009 at 12:46:07PM -0000, Launchpad Bug Tracker wrote:
> akonadi-server is depending on mysql-server-core-5.1, which conflicts
> with mysql-server-core-5.0.
>

Both mysql-server-core-5.{01} should provide mysql-server-core and
akonadi should depend on mysql-server-core | mysql-server-core-5.1.

  status triaged
  importance low

--
Mathias Gug
Ubuntu Developer http://www.ubuntu.com

This bug was fixed in the package mysql-dfsg-5.1 - 5.1.37-1ubuntu4

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mysql-dfsg-5.1 (5.1.37-1ubuntu4) karmic; urgency=low

  [ Brian Murray ]
  * install apport hook for the source package rather than mysql-server-5.1
    binary package (LP: #420805).

  [ Mathias Gug ]
  * Make mysql-server-core-5.1 provide mysql-server-core. (LP: #418342)
  * Don't upgrade if there is an ndb management node configured.
    (LP: #413792).

 -- Mathias Gug <email address hidden> Mon, 07 Sep 2009 20:14:59 -0400

This bug was fixed in the package mysql-dfsg-5.0 - 5.1.30really5.0.83-0ubuntu2

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mysql-dfsg-5.0 (5.1.30really5.0.83-0ubuntu2) karmic; urgency=low

  * Make mysql-server-core-5.0 provide mysql-server-core. (LP: #418342)

 -- Mathias Gug <email address hidden> Tue, 08 Sep 2009 15:19:41 -0400

Hi,

This says a fix was released on the 8th of this month, but as of today (the 17th) I am still not able to install MySQL 5.0 on my fully up to date karmic machine without having to uninstall large parts of kde.

Is there some procedure that I need to follow in order to make the change I require, or is it just a case that I need to wait for the changes to trickle through?

Thanks.

I'm pretty certain that this isn't fixed:

# aptitude show akonadi-server
Package: akonadi-server
State: installed
Automatically installed: no
Version: 1.2.1-0ubuntu1
Priority: extra
Section: net
Maintainer: Kubuntu Developers <email address hidden>
Uncompressed Size: 10.5M
Depends: libakonadiprivate1 (>= 1.2.0), libboost-program-options1.38.0 (>= 1.38.0-1), libc6 (>= 2.7), libgcc1 (>= 1:4.1.1), libqt4-dbus (>= 4.5.1),
         libqtcore4 (>= 4.5.1), libstdc++6 (>= 4.4.0), libwrap0 (>= 7.6-4~), zlib1g (>= 1:1.1.4), mysql-server-core-5.1, libqt4-sql-mysql
Description: Akonadi PIM storage service
 Akonadi is an extensible cross-desktop Personal Information Management (PIM) storage service. It provides a common framework for applications to store
 and access mail, calendars, addressbooks, and other PIM data.

(Up to date karmic system)

Seems to depend specifically on mysql-server-core-5.1

Hopefully I have done the right thing here: I'm pretty sure that the problem here is in the dependencies of akonadi-server, so I have attempted to "pull in" that package into this bug in order to bring it to the attention of the correct group.

Please correct me if I'm wrong. :)

I am also affected by this - let me know if you need more information. I followed the upgrade path from Jaunty rather than a clean install.

I'm starting to get a little concerned by this, with Karmic being released in the next week. Unless I'm completely misreading the package dependencies (and I'm by no means an expert on the subject), anyone installing KDE on Karmic will be prevented from also installing mysql-server 5.0. This will be a *huge* problem for people who need to develop against 5.0.

The way I see it, akonadi-server currently depends on:

mysql-server-core-5.1

Would fixing this not simply be a case of making it instead depend on:

mysql-server-core

Which would presumably allow either 5.0 or 5.1 to be installed as required by the user?

This bug was fixed in the package akonadi - 1.2.1-0ubuntu3

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akonadi (1.2.1-0ubuntu3) karmic; urgency=low

  * Don't depend on mysql-server-core-5.1 but mysql-server-core
    which is provided by both 5.0 and 5.1 (LP: #418342)

 -- Harald Sitter <email address hidden> Thu, 22 Oct 2009 21:10:28 +0200

Reverted change.

Apparently stuff linked against the 5.1 client lib can not work with a 5.0 server, leading to akonadi crashes as described in another bug report. As I see it the only solution to this would be making the 5.0 and 5.1 servers installable at the same time. There is certainly nothing the akonadi part of things can do about this.

So, if you feel like it, report an appropriate wish against MySQL, but akonadi can, unfortunately, not doing anything here :|