Please update your installation to the latest 16.04, which has php-pear 1.10.1+submodules+notgz-4, and fixes this particular issue.
** Package changed: php5 (Ubuntu) => php-pear (Ubuntu) ** Changed in: php-pear (Ubuntu) Assignee: (unassigned) => Nish Aravamudan (nacc) ** Changed in: php-pear (Ubuntu) Status: New => Fix Released -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Server Team, which is subscribed to php-pear in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1555060 Title: the "pecl" command that is installed, does not work for PHP 7 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/php-pear/+bug/1555060/+subscriptions -- Ubuntu-server-bugs mailing list Ubuntu-server-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-server-bugs