Cannot install packages: unable to locate packages
I tried to install php with this command:
sudo apt -y install php-mbstring php php-zip php-xml php-common php-gd php-curl
but every time I got this error message (attached) which tells me Packages are unable to locate...
I also tried sudo apt-get install php and sudo apt-get install php7.0, but I got this error every time.

apt package-management software-installation php
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I tried to install php with this command:
sudo apt -y install php-mbstring php php-zip php-xml php-common php-gd php-curl
but every time I got this error message (attached) which tells me Packages are unable to locate...
I also tried sudo apt-get install php and sudo apt-get install php7.0, but I got this error every time.

apt package-management software-installation php
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– user68186
Jan 31 at 16:21
What is your Ubuntu version? Did you forget to runsudo apt update?
– N0rbert
Jan 31 at 20:34
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I tried to install php with this command:
sudo apt -y install php-mbstring php php-zip php-xml php-common php-gd php-curl
but every time I got this error message (attached) which tells me Packages are unable to locate...
I also tried sudo apt-get install php and sudo apt-get install php7.0, but I got this error every time.

apt package-management software-installation php
I tried to install php with this command:
sudo apt -y install php-mbstring php php-zip php-xml php-common php-gd php-curl
but every time I got this error message (attached) which tells me Packages are unable to locate...
I also tried sudo apt-get install php and sudo apt-get install php7.0, but I got this error every time.

apt package-management software-installation php
apt package-management software-installation php
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– user68186
Jan 31 at 16:21
What is your Ubuntu version? Did you forget to runsudo apt update?
– N0rbert
Jan 31 at 20:34
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Jan 31 at 16:21
What is your Ubuntu version? Did you forget to runsudo apt update?
– N0rbert
Jan 31 at 20:34
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– user68186
Jan 31 at 16:21
What is your Ubuntu version? Did you forget to run
sudo apt update?– N0rbert
Jan 31 at 20:34
What is your Ubuntu version? Did you forget to run
sudo apt update?– N0rbert
Jan 31 at 20:34
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Welcome to Ask Ubuntu. Please don't post pictures of text. Always copy and paste from the terminal and format text from terminal as code using the { } icon on top of the question edit window. Please edit your question and indicate which version of Ubuntu you are running. Please make sure the universe repository is turned on. This is the default.
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What is your Ubuntu version? Did you forget to run
sudo apt update?– N0rbert
Jan 31 at 20:34