New to Ubuntu

[Derek Broughton]

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. 

Very much standard.  They probably don't come on the CD (though they are on
the _server_ CD), because none of them are required for a desktop install
but they are part of the "main" repository.

> Anyone have any 
> advice on the best approach to installing these.

# sudo aptitude install mysql-server apache2 php5

> When I did a search I noticed various contributed
> programs which refer to Apache and PHP but no sign
> of the items themselves.

# apt-cache policy apache2 mysql-server php5
apache2:
  Installed: 2.2.4-3build1
  Candidate: 2.2.4-3build1
  Version table:
 *** 2.2.4-3build1 0
        500 http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com gutsy/main Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
mysql-server:
  Installed: 5.0.45-1ubuntu3
  Candidate: 5.0.45-1ubuntu3
  Version table:
 *** 5.0.45-1ubuntu3 0
        500 http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com gutsy/main Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
php5:
  Installed: (none)
  Candidate: 5.2.3-1ubuntu6
  Version table:
     5.2.3-1ubuntu6 0
        500 http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com gutsy/main Packages
-- 
derek