sudo apt-get install apache2 does not fetch apache

Question

Trying out sudo apt-get install apache2, this is what I get:

root@x27:/home/test# sudo apt-get install apache2
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
E: Couldn't find package apache2

Appreciate help for using apt-get for apache.

Answer 1

Try running apt-get update first.

Answer 2

A good tip for finding packages:

apt-cache search KEYWORD | grep KEYWORD

e.g. apt-cache search mysql | grep mysql

apt-cache search will rattle off a lot of noise sometimes, which is why I use the grep pipe.