LAMP - Mariadb/Mysql installation issue on Debian 5.2.9-kirkwood-tld-1

I was trying to install LAMP server on my Pogoplug V4. All the instructions found on the web for this device is outdated. I successfully passed Apache2, Php 7 working. However, when I try to install Mariadb, I keep on receiving the following error:

I spent the whole day searching for solution on Google/stackexchange etc, but nothing works! I wonder if someone can help me what's the issue? Note that I did the same setup 2/3 days ago on linux lite on my laptop and everything worked without any problem. I am following the instructions found here

Setting up mariadb-server-10.3 (1:10.3.17-0+deb10u1) ...
[FAIL] Starting MariaDB database server: mysqld . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . failed!
invoke-rc.d: initscript mysql, action "start" failed.
dpkg: error processing package mariadb-server-10.3 (--configure):
 installed mariadb-server-10.3 package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of mariadb-server:
 mariadb-server depends on mariadb-server-10.3 (>= 1:10.3.17-0+deb10u1); however:
  Package mariadb-server-10.3 is not configured yet.

dpkg: error processing package mariadb-server (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Errors were encountered while processing:
 mariadb-server-10.3
 mariadb-server
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
root@debian:~#

Thanks.

Tushar.

Since I just setup a M300 with 5.2.9-kirkwood-tld-1 I thought I'd try this installation just for the fun of it. I didn't have any problem, but I didn't follow the instructions exactly. I installed the packages in this order:

apt-get install mariadb-server-10.3
apt-get install mariadb-server
apt-get install php-mysql
apt-get install apache2
apt-get install php php-mbstring

I then downloaded and installed phpMyAdmin. I didn't fully configure everything; I just did enough to prove to myself that everything installed ok.

For your problem, I'd search for "dpkg post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1".

For exampe, this link gives some information on how to troubleshoot dpkg installation errors.

Good luck!
-JT

You need to create a swap file. The V4 only has 128MB of RAM and the bodhi install does not create a swap file (or swap drive for that matter) by default. Create a swap file of at least 1GB, reboot and then retry the install.

Note there is a difference between a swap FILE and a swap DRIVE. They perform the same for the most part so a swap file is preferable as it can be easily resized and can be created / destroyed at will.

Creation of swap file instructions here: Create Swap File in Debian



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 11/18/2019 09:11PM by LeggoMyEggo.