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mysql-dfsg-5.1 package

  1. Bug #316849
  2. Comment #16

Comment 16 for bug 316849

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Simon (simon-senica) wrote :

Same happened here:
Jan 26 20:24:05 simon-desktop mysqld_safe[8415]:
Jan 26 20:24:05 simon-desktop mysqld_safe[8415]: FATAL ERROR: Could not find /fill_help_tables.sql
Jan 26 20:24:05 simon-desktop mysqld_safe[8415]:
Jan 26 20:24:05 simon-desktop mysqld_safe[8415]: If you compiled from source, you need to run 'make install' to
Jan 26 20:24:05 simon-desktop mysqld_safe[8415]: copy the software into the correct location ready for operation.
Jan 26 20:24:05 simon-desktop mysqld_safe[8415]:
Jan 26 20:24:05 simon-desktop mysqld_safe[8415]: If you are using a binary release, you must either be at the top
Jan 26 20:24:05 simon-desktop mysqld_safe[8415]: level of the extracted archive, or pass the --basedir option
Jan 26 20:24:05 simon-desktop mysqld_safe[8415]: pointing to that location.
Jan 26 20:24:05 simon-desktop mysqld_safe[8415]:
Jan 26 20:24:05 simon-desktop mysqld_safe[8442]: 090126 20:24:05 [ERROR] Can't find messagefile '/usr/share/mysql/english/errmsg.sys'
Jan 26 20:24:05 simon-desktop mysqld_safe[8442]: 090126 20:24:05 InnoDB: Started; log sequence number 0 46409
Jan 26 20:24:05 simon-desktop mysqld_safe[8442]: 090126 20:24:05 [ERROR] Aborting
Jan 26 20:24:05 simon-desktop mysqld_safe[8442]:
Jan 26 20:24:05 simon-desktop mysqld_safe[8442]: 090126 20:24:05 InnoDB: Starting shutdown...
Jan 26 20:24:06 simon-desktop mysqld_safe[8442]: 090126 20:24:06 InnoDB: Shutdown completed; log sequence number 0 46409
Jan 26 20:24:06 simon-desktop mysqld_safe[8442]: 090126 20:24:06 [Note]
Jan 26 20:24:06 simon-desktop mysqld_safe[8458]: 090126 20:24:06 [ERROR] Can't find messagefile '/usr/share/mysql/english/errmsg.sys'
Jan 26 20:24:06 simon-desktop mysqld_safe[8458]: 090126 20:24:06 InnoDB: Started; log sequence number 0 46409
Jan 26 20:24:06 simon-desktop mysqld_safe[8458]: 090126 20:24:06 [ERROR] Aborting
Jan 26 20:24:06 simon-desktop mysqld_safe[8458]:
Jan 26 20:24:06 simon-desktop mysqld_safe[8458]: 090126 20:24:06 InnoDB: Starting shutdown...
Jan 26 20:24:08 simon-desktop mysqld_safe[8458]: 090126 20:24:08 InnoDB: Shutdown completed; log sequence number 0 46409
Jan 26 20:24:08 simon-desktop mysqld_safe[8458]: 090126 20:24:08 [Note]
Jan 26 20:24:08 simon-desktop mysqld_safe[8471]: 090126 20:24:08 [ERROR] Can't find messagefile '/usr/share/mysql/english/errmsg.sys'
Jan 26 20:24:08 simon-desktop mysqld_safe[8471]: 090126 20:24:08 InnoDB: Started; log sequence number 0 46409
Jan 26 20:24:08 simon-desktop mysqld_safe[8471]: 090126 20:24:08 [ERROR] Aborting

simon@simon-desktop:~$ sudo ln -s /usr/share/mysql-5.1/mysql /usr/share/mysql - fixed the problem