New to Ubuntu

[Jean Gruneberg]

bill purvis wrote:
> I've just switched from Mandrake to Ubuntu. I like
> what I've seen so far, but there seems to be some gaps
> in the programs available. Am I missing something?
>
> Things I've spotted so far:
>
> 	MySQL
> 	Apache
> 	PHP
>
> all three were part of the standard distribution under
> Mandrake and I've not yet been able to track down
> these in Ubuntu or Debian format. Anyone have any
> advice on the best approach to installing these.
> When I did a search I noticed various contributed
> programs which refer to Apache and PHP but no sign
> of the items themselves.
>
> Bill
>   
Hi Bill

I have apache2 / php5 and mysql all available in synaptic.  Do you have 
universe and multiverse enabled in synaptic?
 (synaptic package manager > settings > repositories > tick the 
appropriate and then reload)

Jean