Ubuntu – Install lamp-server using tasksel

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I recently have started to work on ubuntu for web development.

Initially I installed Zend server on my Ubuntu 12.04.3 LTS. But later I decided to go with "lamp-server", so I un-installed the Zend server by running

/usr/local/zend/bin/uninstall.sh

as shown in http://files.zend.com/help/Zend-Server-6/content/deb_uninstalling_zend_server.htm

Now I want to install lamp server using tasksel by running following command

sudo tasksel install lamp-server

but I am having trouble installing it. I get error page when I go to localhost in a browser.

Any help will be appreciated.


EDITS FROM DISCUSSION IN COMMENTS

EDIT 1

After running sudo apt-get install lamp-server^ I get this message:

sudo apt-get install lamp-server^
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
Note, selecting 'apache2-utils' for task 'lamp-server'
Note, selecting 'libwrap0' for task 'lamp-server'
Note, selecting 'libnet-daemon-perl' for task 'lamp-server'
Note, selecting 'libclass-isa-perl' for task 'lamp-server'
Note, selecting 'libaprutil1-dbd-sqlite3' for task 'lamp-server'
Note, selecting 'libswitch-perl' for task 'lamp-server'
Note, selecting 'perl' for task 'lamp-server'
Note, selecting 'libcap2' for task 'lamp-server'
Note, selecting 'libhtml-template-perl' for task 'lamp-server'
Note, selecting 'libdbi-perl' for task 'lamp-server'
Note, selecting 'apache2.2-bin' for task 'lamp-server'
Note, selecting 'mysql-client-core-5.5' for task 'lamp-server'
Note, selecting 'libdbd-mysql-perl' for task 'lamp-server'
Note, selecting 'mysql-server-5.5' for task 'lamp-server'
Note, selecting 'libapr1' for task 'lamp-server'
Note, selecting 'mysql-common' for task 'lamp-server'
Note, selecting 'mysql-client-5.5' for task 'lamp-server'
Note, selecting 'libaprutil1-ldap' for task 'lamp-server'
Note, selecting 'apache2-mpm-prefork' for task 'lamp-server'
Note, selecting 'libplrpc-perl' for task 'lamp-server'
Note, selecting 'tcpd' for task 'lamp-server'
Note, selecting 'apache2' for task 'lamp-server'
Note, selecting 'mysql-server-core-5.5' for task 'lamp-server'
Note, selecting 'apache2.2-common' for task 'lamp-server'
Note, selecting 'mysql-server' for task 'lamp-server'
Note, selecting 'ssl-cert' for task 'lamp-server'
Note, selecting 'perl-modules' for task 'lamp-server'
Note, selecting 'libmysqlclient18' for task 'lamp-server'
Note, selecting 'php5-mysql' for task 'lamp-server'
Note, selecting 'php5-cli' for task 'lamp-server'
Note, selecting 'libapache2-mod-php5' for task 'lamp-server'
Note, selecting 'libaprutil1' for task 'lamp-server'
Note, selecting 'php5-common' for task 'lamp-server'
libapr1 is already the newest version.
libaprutil1 is already the newest version.
libaprutil1-dbd-sqlite3 is already the newest version.
libaprutil1-ldap is already the newest version.
libcap2 is already the newest version.
libclass-isa-perl is already the newest version.
libdbd-mysql-perl is already the newest version.
libdbi-perl is already the newest version.
libhtml-template-perl is already the newest version.
libnet-daemon-perl is already the newest version.
libplrpc-perl is already the newest version.
libswitch-perl is already the newest version.
libwrap0 is already the newest version.
tcpd is already the newest version.
apache2-mpm-prefork is already the newest version.
apache2-utils is already the newest version.
apache2.2-bin is already the newest version.
apache2.2-common is already the newest version.
libapache2-mod-php5 is already the newest version.
libmysqlclient18 is already the newest version.
mysql-client-5.5 is already the newest version.
mysql-client-core-5.5 is already the newest version.
mysql-common is already the newest version.
mysql-server-5.5 is already the newest version.
mysql-server-core-5.5 is already the newest version.
perl is already the newest version.
perl-modules is already the newest version.
php5-cli is already the newest version.
php5-common is already the newest version.
php5-mysql is already the newest version.
ssl-cert is already the newest version.
The following NEW packages will be installed:
  apache2 mysql-server
0 upgraded, 2 newly installed, 0 to remove and 348 not upgraded.
Need to get 0 B/13.0 kB of archives.
After this operation, 146 kB of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]? y
Selecting previously unselected package apache2.
(Reading database ... 182247 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking apache2 (from .../apache2_2.2.22-1ubuntu1.5_i386.deb) ...
Selecting previously unselected package mysql-server.
Unpacking mysql-server (from .../mysql-server_5.5.37-0ubuntu0.12.04.1_all.deb) ...
Setting up apache2 (2.2.22-1ubuntu1.5) ...

EDIT 2
It seems lamp-server has been installed correctly but when I go to localhost I get this error ' Unable to connect Firefox can't establish a connection to the server at localhost.'

I tried to restart apache2 using sudo service apache2 restart only to face this error:

Syntax error on line 239 of /etc/apache2/apache2.conf: Could not open configuration file /etc/phpmyadmin/apache.conf: No such file or directory
Action 'configtest' failed.
The Apache error log may have more information.
…fail!

Best Answer

You have to run the install in this sequence:

  1. sudo apt-get update
  2. sudo apt-get install tasksel
  3. sudo tasksel install lamp-server
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