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I would like to install hylafax+avantfax on Ubuntu 16.04 X64 Desktop LTS,i found this article https://www.howtoforge.com/build-a-hylafax-server-with-avantfax-on-debian-etch/#comments

It's for Debian but as far as i know it should work on Ubuntu either.

I've tried this article on both Debian 8X and Ubuntu 16.04 but it keeps failing on 

apt-get install apache2-mpm-prefork apache2-utils apache2.2-common \
libapache2-mod-php5 libapr1 libaprutil1 libpq4 libsqlite3-0 php5-cli php5-common \
mysql-server imagemagick libtiff4-dev netpbm libnetpbm10-dev libungif-bin \
libungif4-dev sudo postfix php-mail php-mail-mime php-file php-db php5-mysql \
 psutils wdiff

part. Both on Debian and Ubuntu i'm getting below output:

Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Note, selecting 'giflib-tools' instead of 'libungif-bin'
Package apache2.2-common is not available, but is referred to by another package.
This may mean that the package is missing, has been obsoleted, or
is only available from another source
However the following packages replace it:
  apache2:i386 apache2

Package libapache2-mod-php5 is not available, but is referred to by another package.
This may mean that the package is missing, has been obsoleted, or
is only available from another source

Package libtiff4-dev is not available, but is referred to by another package.
This may mean that the package is missing, has been obsoleted, or
is only available from another source
However the following packages replace it:
  libtiff5-dev:i386 libtiff5-dev

Package php5-cli is not available, but is referred to by another package.
This may mean that the package is missing, has been obsoleted, or
is only available from another source
However the following packages replace it:
  php7.0-cli:i386 php7.0-cli

Package php5-common is not available, but is referred to by another package.
This may mean that the package is missing, has been obsoleted, or
is only available from another source

Package php5-mysql is not available, but is referred to by another package.
This may mean that the package is missing, has been obsoleted, or
is only available from another source

Package apache2-mpm-prefork is not available, but is referred to by another package.
This may mean that the package is missing, has been obsoleted, or
is only available from another source

E: Package 'apache2-mpm-prefork' has no installation candidate
E: Package 'apache2.2-common' has no installation candidate
E: Package 'libapache2-mod-php5' has no installation candidate
E: Unable to locate package libpq4
E: Package 'php5-cli' has no installation candidate
E: Package 'php5-common' has no installation candidate
E: Package 'libtiff4-dev' has no installation candidate
E: Unable to locate package libungif4-dev
E: Unable to locate package php-file
E: Package 'php5-mysql' has no installation candidate

As far as i understand from output, most of the packages changed,re-named or replaced with some other packages.

As a rookie on linux i have no idea how to solve this problem, could you guys guide me how to fix this problem.

Sheshman
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  • The guide you followed is for Debian Etch released in Apr 8th 2007. Many things changed since then. –  Apr 17 '17 at 07:40
  • @CelticWarrior yeah i'm aware of that,i'm trying to find out new packages. – Sheshman Apr 17 '17 at 07:48
  • It's a waste of time. –  Apr 17 '17 at 08:06
  • @CelticWarrior for you maybe yes, but for me i had to do it,in my country fax is still one of the most using communication system,i had to make it work. – Sheshman Apr 17 '17 at 08:08
  • I meant it's a waste of time trying to fits parts from a 1930s car, that no longer exist (and couldn't possible work) in your modern car. Now, here's what you should do: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HylaFAX to learn about its history and follow the links for the official websites. There you should find updated software and instructions. But don't hold your breath, if you know what I mean. –  Apr 17 '17 at 08:17

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Basically avantfax is not built (nor fixed) for php7 (which is default php for Ubuntu 16.04), thus you will need to compile or install php5 first before proceeding. Refer to this post for the answer (which is for nginx): https://www.howtoforge.com/community/threads/ubuntu-16-04-hylafax-avantfax.76168/#post-359073.

Hj Ahmad Rasyid Hj Ismail
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