On 2/16/25 20:24, Michael Bonert wrote:

I get the following when trying to install mariadb:

# apt install mariadb-server-core
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
Reading state information... Done
mariadb-server-core is already the newest version (1:10.11.6-0+deb12u1). mariadb-server-core set to manually installed.
You might want to run 'apt --fix-broken install' to correct these.
The following packages have unmet dependencies:
mariadb-plugin-provider-bzip2 : Depends: mariadb-server (>= 1:10.11.1-1) but it is not going to be installed
mariadb-plugin-provider-lz4 : Depends: mariadb-server (>= 1:10.11.1-1) but it is not going to be installed
mariadb-plugin-provider-lzma : Depends: mariadb-server (>= 1:10.11.1-1) but it is not going to be installed
mariadb-plugin-provider-lzo : Depends: mariadb-server (>= 1:10.11.1-1) but it is not going to be installed
mariadb-plugin-provider-snappy : Depends: mariadb-server (>= 1:10.11.1-1) but it is not going to be installed
E: Unmet dependencies. Try 'apt --fix-broken install' with no packages (or specify a solution).
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Why do you only want to update "mariadb-server-core - MariaDB database
core server files" and not the full installation?

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I did try 'apt --fix-broken install'. When I do that it gives me (in relation to the package "mariadb-server") the message:
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Preconfiguring packages ...
(Reading database ... 453123 files and directories currently installed.) Preparing to unpack .../mariadb-server_1%3a10.11.6-0+deb12u1_amd64.deb ... Failed to stop mariadb.service: Unit mariadb.service not loaded.
invoke-rc.d: initscript mariadb, action "stop" failed.
Failed to stop mysql.service: Unit mysql.service not loaded.
invoke-rc.d: initscript mysql, action "stop" failed.
Attempt to stop MariaDB/MySQL server returned exitcode 5
There is a MariaDB/MySQL server running, but we failed in our attempts to stop it.
Stop it yourself and try again!
dpkg: error processing archive /var/cache/apt/archives/mariadb-server_1%3a10.11.6-0+deb12u1_amd64.deb (--unpack):
new mariadb-server package pre-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1
Errors were encountered while processing: /var/cache/apt/archives/mariadb-server_1%3a10.11.6-0+deb12u1_amd64.deb
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
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I tried to stop mysql. It is not running.
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# service mysql stop
Failed to stop mysql.service: Unit mysql.service not loaded.

With "mariadb-server" PKG installed, that should be `systemctl stop
mariadb`.

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I can only suggest you to remove, everything that you have "mariadb"
related ("apt-get --autoremove purge mariadb-server") and try again.

Note that "purging" will remove all of your config files.

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John Doe

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Michael Bonert wrote:

invoke-rc.d: initscript mariadb, action "stop" failed.
Failed to stop mysql.service: Unit mysql.service not loaded.
invoke-rc.d: initscript mysql, action "stop" failed.
Attempt to stop MariaDB/MySQL server returned exitcode 5
There is a MariaDB/MySQL server running, but we failed in our attempts to stop it.
Stop it yourself and try again!
dpkg: error processing archive /var/cache/apt/archives/mariadb-server_1%3a10.11.6-0+deb12u1_amd64.deb (--unpack):
new mariadb-server package pre-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1
Errors were encountered while processing: /var/cache/apt/archives/mariadb-server_1%3a10.11.6-0+deb12u1_amd64.deb
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

Sometimes the system thinks that a daemon is running, but it
isn't, so stopping it doesn't work.

Sometimes the system can't stop a daemon which is running,
because the system didn't start it.

And occasionally the system can't stop a daemon which it did
start because it has become a zombie.

In the first case, you may be able to hack the init script so
that the stop command returns a success.

In the second case, you may be able to locate the running
server process and kill it yourself.

In the third case, a reboot is probably necessary.

-dsr-

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