problem with installation of MySQL 5

[MarwaDim]

Hi linux users,

I've a problem in installing my MySQL 5,
could someone help me please?

I used the terminal to do that :

marwa_ubuntu:~$ sudo su
[sudo] password for marwa: 
root_ubuntu:/home/marwa# apt-get install mysql-server mysql-client

I was asked to provide a password for the mysql root, just after that I had this:

Setting up mysql-cluster-client-5.1 (7.1.9a-0ubuntu2) ...
Setting up mysql-cluster-server-5.1 (7.1.9a-0ubuntu2) ...
 * Stopping MySQL database server mysqld                                [ OK ] 
chown: cannot access `/var/run/mysqld': No such file or directory
 * Starting MySQL database server mysqld                                 [ OK ] 
/etc/init.d/mysql: line 116: /etc/mysql/debian-start: No such file or directory
invoke-rc.d: initscript mysql, action "start" failed.

could someone help me please

[vasile002]

when you removed the packages last time, you only removed them, not purged them, and then you deleted the config files by hand. So dpkg thinks you don't want a default config file (because you deleted it), so it doesn't install a new one, and MySQL has a cry.

Purge all mysql-related packages and try again.