I got to thinking... why would Ubuntu 16.04lts be supported into 2021
and have PHP 7.0 a part of the mix? There is no option to update to PHP
7.1.x.   

Then I stated to think maybe they backport.  Sure enough they do : 
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UbuntuBackports 

Problem solved 

Thanks!! 

On 2018-10-07 10:45, techlists@phpcoderusa.com wrote:

> That is a problem - PHP 7.0. 
> 
> I started by installing Ubuntu 18.04lts and then found out that Magento 2 is not compatible with PHP 7.2.   
> 
> With Magento 2 not being compatible with PHP 7.2...  I tried installing PHP 7.1 on Ubuntu 18.04lts, however there is issues with unmet dependencies. 
> 
> I'm a software developer not a system admin.  I can do some stuff... I like to install what comes with the distro.  I like Ubuntu... however this is not as clean as I'd like it to be. 
> 
> Here is the message I get when trying to install PHP 7.1 on Ubuntu 18.04lts 
> 
> --- 
> 
> The following packages have unmet dependencies:
> php7.1-mcrypt : Depends: libmcrypt4 but it is not installable
> php7.1-zip : Depends: libzip4 (>= 1.0) but it is not installable
> E: Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages. 
> 
> --- 
> 
> This is "test" or learning server.... for me exclusively.  I'd like to be able to use it for at least a year before re configuring....  
> 
> I need to load Magento 2, WordPress, and possible Drupal 8 onto this server 
> 
> Any thoughts are much appreciated. 
> 
> Thanks! 
> 
> Keith 
> 
> On 2018-10-07 09:19, Brian Cluff wrote: I hate to point it out, but PHP 7.0 that is in Ubuntu 16.04 reaches end of life in 2 months:
> 
> http://php.net/supported-versions.php
> 
> Brian Cluff
> 
> On 10/06/2018 06:47 PM, techlists@phpcoderusa.com wrote: 
> 
> Thank you very much.  After installing Ubuntu 18.04lts I found Magento 2 is not compatible with PHP 7.2. 
> 
> I installed Ubuntu 16.04lts which is compatible.   
> 
> Thank you for your help!! 
> 
> On 2018-10-06 18:18, Stephen Partington wrote: 
> 
> https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/bionic/+package/php7.2-bcmath 
> 
> On Sat, Oct 6, 2018 at 5:05 PM <techlists@phpcoderusa.com> wrote: 
> 
> Hi, 
> 
> Setting up a test server for Magento 2.  Requires bcmath.  I can find no such package. 
> 
> I am on Ubuntu 18.04lts that has PHP 7.2.10-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 installed. 
> 
> Tried using apt-cache pkgnames Bcmath and apt-cache pkgnames php7.2-bcmath , both return to the prompt w/o any feedback.   
> 
> Been searching the web to no avail..... 
> 
> Any suggestions appreciated. 
> 
> Thanks!! 
> 
> Keith 
> 
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