PHP5 packages can be installed on one 16.04 system but not on another

[Nils Kassube]

Chris Green wrote:
> So now my question is - why haven't the PHP5 packages disappeared from
> one system,

If the packages are left over from a previous release, you may not have 
removed the old packages at the end of the release upgrade.

> and how do I get rid of them 'properly'?

Search for the php5 packages in synaptic (or with apt-cache search if 
you prefer the command line) and uninstall them?


Nils