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I've been waiting and waiting for the new release of Ubuntu so I could finally get a more up to date version of apache for http2. FINALLY upgraded (after stupid issues with the updater) and I don't see the http2 module anywhere. How do I enable http2? Please don't tell me it was it was left out because it's "experimental".

Tim Johnson
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    "Please don't tell me…", unfortunately, that's exactly the case. It's there in the [release notes](https://wiki.ubuntu.com/XenialXerus/ReleaseNotes#HTTP.2F2_support_in_Apache_httpd). – muru Apr 24 '16 at 12:40
  • That is very disappointing. So using Ubuntu still means no http2 support unless I compile my own I guess. That was the whole reason I started using Ubuntu instead of Slackware :-( – Tim Johnson Apr 24 '16 at 13:05
  • Use nginx instead of (or in front of) Apache, maybe. They haven't disabled in nginx: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu-release-notes/+bug/1503051/ – muru Apr 24 '16 at 13:09
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    It seems it is the use case for the `snap` package format: find or create the package with the latest and greatest Apache version regardless what the rest of the system expects. – jfs Apr 24 '16 at 22:00

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You can use Ondrej's Launchpad PPA:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ondrej/apache2
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get dist-upgrade

I found this answer on DigitalOceans community support site:

Don't forget that after installing the new version of Apache, you need to activate the module manually:

sudo a2enmod http2

In your Apache config file, you can either add global support:

Protocols h2 h2c http/1.1

Or you can activate it for individual, secure vhosts:

Protocols h2 http/1.1

Restart Apache and you're all set. You can test your server at https://tools.keycdn.com/http2-test.

Stephan Vierkant
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