How to automate PHP 7 installation on Ubuntu 16.04 in Docker?

Question

I am trying to create a Dockerfile to install PHP 7 on Ubuntu 16.04. This is supposed to fully automate the whole installation process. However, during the installation, it prompts me to select a Geographic area, which completely defeats the purpose.

The directive I am using is:

RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y php

And here is the prompt:

How can I automate this? Maybe prepare some predefined values for the prompts in some manner?

Note: I am aware of this image link: https://hub.docker.com/_/php/. Unfortunately, the scripts there are overly complicated for me. I just need something nice and simple.

Thanks!

running docker run php is too complicated? and that's why you want to build your own docker image? okay ... — Gerald Schneider, Aug 03 '18 at 07:26
No. You misunderstood. I meant the scripts in the Docker file links are too complicated. Follow this link and see for yourself: https://github.com/docker-library/php/blob/85af0c14e3f23689f0851d3164ab3b630e7f016f/7.2/stretch/cli/Dockerfile. — lgc_ustc, Aug 03 '18 at 07:28
200+ lines of Dockerfile for installing PHP is overly complicated, for my task at hand (not going into details here) at the moment. — lgc_ustc, Aug 03 '18 at 07:29
Well, I can't reproduce your problem. apt install -y php installs php without further questions. — Gerald Schneider, Aug 03 '18 at 07:30
I've set up an ubuntu 16.04 for the test. installed all current updates. ran sudo apt install -y php. It went through without asking about a geographic location. — Gerald Schneider, Aug 03 '18 at 07:36
Thanks for your effort, sir. I am not sure why it happened on my machine. Posted a screenshot. — lgc_ustc, Aug 03 '18 at 07:41

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Aug 03 '18 at 07:47

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It turns out tzdata is it. The solution in this link works for me: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/44331836/apt-get-install-tzdata-noninteractive.

answered Aug 03 '18 at 07:47

lgc_ustc

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This question even has an example with a docker example: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/8671308/non-interactive-method-for-dpkg-reconfigure-tzdata/47909037#47909037 – Gerald Schneider Aug 03 '18 at 07:47
If you had posted that you have a problem with tzdata instead of php in the first place we could have solved this a lot easier. – Gerald Schneider Aug 03 '18 at 07:48
Yes, you are right :) – lgc_ustc Aug 03 '18 at 07:49

How to automate PHP 7 installation on Ubuntu 16.04 in Docker?

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