Install LAMP using Tasksel Command Line on Ubuntu

Tasksel is a tool in Ubuntu, which helps to install multiple related packages used for specific tasks. Basic Ubuntu server, OpenSSH server, DNS server, LAMP server, Mail server, Openstack, PostgreSQL database etc.

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In this guide I will show you the easiest way, how to install a LAMP server on Ubuntu System.

Install Tasksel

Tasksel package is available under default repositories on most of Ubuntu, Use the following command to install it.

# sudo apt-get install tasksel

Install LAMP using Tasksel Command Line

After installing tasksel, Now install LAMP on your Ubuntu using following command:

# sudo tasksel install lamp-server

During installation of MySQL Server by tasksel, It will prompt for MySQL root account password twice.

and your setup will be completed within few minutes.

Uninstall LAMP using Tasksel Command Line

If you requie to uninstall LAMP using Tasksel command line then run following command:

# sudo tasksel remove lamp-server

List of Servers

Run the following command to list all the servers:

# tasksel --list
Or
# tasksel --list-task

Verify LAMP Server

Now create a phpinfo file info.php using following code.

# vim /var/www/html/info.php

<?php
  phpinfo();
?>

Now access below URL in browser.

http://192.168.0.108/info.php

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Enjoy it!