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Ubuntu 14.04 mod_ssl not available [duplicate]

By Jessica Wood

When I try to install mod_ssl it say Unable to locate package mod_ssl

$ sudo apt-get update
Ign trusty InRelease
Hit trusty-security InRelease
Hit trusty-updates InRelease
Hit trusty Release.gpg
Hit trusty-security/main amd64 Packages
Hit trusty-security/restricted amd64 Packages
Hit trusty-security/universe amd64 Packages
Hit trusty-security/multiverse amd64 Packages
Hit trusty-security/main Translation-en
Hit trusty-security/multiverse Translation-en
Hit trusty-security/restricted Translation-en
Hit trusty-security/universe Translation-en
Hit trusty-updates/main amd64 Packages
Hit trusty-updates/restricted amd64 Packages
Hit trusty-updates/universe amd64 Packages
Hit trusty-updates/multiverse amd64 Packages
Hit trusty-updates/main Translation-en
Hit trusty-updates/multiverse Translation-en
Hit trusty-updates/restricted Translation-en
Hit trusty-updates/universe Translation-en
Hit trusty Release
Hit trusty/main amd64 Packages
Hit trusty/restricted amd64 Packages
Hit trusty/universe amd64 Packages
Hit trusty/multiverse amd64 Packages
Hit trusty/main Translation-en
Hit trusty/multiverse Translation-en
Hit trusty/restricted Translation-en
Hit trusty/universe Translation-en
Ign trusty/main Translation-en_US
Ign trusty/multiverse Translation-en_US
Ign trusty/restricted Translation-en_US
Ign trusty/universe Translation-en_US
Reading package lists... Done
$ sudo apt-get install mod_ssl
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
E: Unable to locate package mod_ssl
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1 Answer

When you installed apache2, mod_ssl should be available at /usr/lib/apache2/modules/mod_ssl.so. Simply run a2enmod ssl and then service apache2 restart to enable it.

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