If you need it only for the "near future", maybe just spin up a Trusty container.
afaict, ming is not package in Debian either. You could try downloading the ming source package and updating it, but no idea if it will work. This seems like pretty low priority, tbh; it hasn't been present for the 2 years since 16.04 released and would live in universe anyways. ** Tags added: needs-packaging ** Also affects: ming (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Changed in: php7.0 (Ubuntu) Status: New => Invalid ** Changed in: ming (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided => Wishlist ** Changed in: php7.0 (Ubuntu) Importance: Wishlist => Undecided -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1777192 Title: php7.0 missing ming package/module To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ming/+bug/1777192/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs