Php-gd: PHP Extension gd must be loaded & Unable to locate package

Question

Having an issue with php-gd

I inserted this command:

sudo apt-get install php5-curl php5-mcrypt php5-gd php5-common

throughout the process to setup Magento but when I went through Validation, this is what I got:

"PHP Extension gd must be loaded"

When the warning showed up. I tried to install it again using:

sudo apt-get install php5-gd

This was the message that I received:

"Reading package lists... Done E: Unable to locate package"

I Would like some direction on how to fix this Error.

The idea of stack is to provide an answer..Thanks for nothing — vbak, May 08 '17 at 18:05

score 2 · Answer 1 · answered Apr 01 '13 at 19:10

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Restarting the webserver after installing php5-gd loads the package.

answered Apr 01 '13 at 19:10

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score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Nov 21 '13 at 16:02

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check. reloading the web server. services such as php-pfm (php5-fpm), fcgi, fastcgi, etc load once and remain in the background. Adding modules does not impact the running copy. It must be restarted to load the module into active use.

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score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Mar 23 '14 at 18:34

Use synaptic package manager for easier installation.

After installing and it still does not work, look at the apache modules, mine is at /etc/php5/apache2/conf.d/20-gd.ini

; configuration for php GD module
; priority=20
; extension=gd.so

Even if the module exists and is installed on the system, it is commented out on the module config. Uncomment it, then restart Apache, then you should be fine.

Php-gd: PHP Extension gd must be loaded & Unable to locate package

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