diff --git a/__tests__/extensions.test.ts b/__tests__/extensions.test.ts
index 262ce269..e8c5cb29 100644
--- a/__tests__/extensions.test.ts
+++ b/__tests__/extensions.test.ts
@@ -35,15 +35,15 @@ describe('Extension tests', () => {
 
   it('checking addExtensionOnLinux', async () => {
     let linux: string = await extensions.addExtension(
-      'xdebug, pcov, ast-beta, xdebug-alpha, grpc-1.2.3',
+      'xdebug, pcov, ast-beta, pdo_mysql, pdo-odbc, xdebug-alpha, grpc-1.2.3',
       '7.4',
       'linux'
     );
     expect(linux).toContain('update_extension xdebug 2.9.1');
-    expect(linux).toContain(
-      'sudo DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt-get install -y php7.4-pcov'
-    );
+    expect(linux).toContain('sudo $debconf_fix apt-get install -y php7.4-pcov');
     expect(linux).toContain('add_unstable_extension ast beta extension');
+    expect(linux).toContain('add_pdo_extension mysql');
+    expect(linux).toContain('add_pdo_extension odbc');
     expect(linux).toContain('add_pecl_extension grpc 1.2.3 extension');
     expect(linux).toContain(
       'add_unstable_extension xdebug alpha zend_extension'
diff --git a/dist/index.js b/dist/index.js
index 8d46cf46..2b3b82ad 100644
--- a/dist/index.js
+++ b/dist/index.js
@@ -2917,12 +2917,18 @@ function addExtensionLinux(extension_csv, version, pipe) {
                                 '\n' +
                                 (yield utils.addLog('$tick', 'xdebug', 'Enabled', 'linux'));
                         return;
+                    // match pdo extensions
+                    case /.*pdo[_-].*/.test(version_extension):
+                        script +=
+                            '\nadd_pdo_extension ' +
+                                extension.replace('pdo_', '').replace('pdo-', '');
+                        return;
                     default:
                         install_command =
-                            'sudo DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt-get install -y php' +
+                            'sudo $debconf_fix apt-get install -y php' +
                                 version +
                                 '-' +
-                                extension.replace('pdo_', '').replace('pdo-', '') +
+                                extension +
                                 pipe;
                         break;
                 }
diff --git a/src/extensions.ts b/src/extensions.ts
index a0d35cfb..cd4c4d29 100644
--- a/src/extensions.ts
+++ b/src/extensions.ts
@@ -241,12 +241,18 @@ export async function addExtensionLinux(
           '\n' +
           (await utils.addLog('$tick', 'xdebug', 'Enabled', 'linux'));
         return;
+      // match pdo extensions
+      case /.*pdo[_-].*/.test(version_extension):
+        script +=
+          '\nadd_pdo_extension ' +
+          extension.replace('pdo_', '').replace('pdo-', '');
+        return;
       default:
         install_command =
-          'sudo DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt-get install -y php' +
+          'sudo $debconf_fix apt-get install -y php' +
           version +
           '-' +
-          extension.replace('pdo_', '').replace('pdo-', '') +
+          extension +
           pipe;
         break;
     }
diff --git a/src/scripts/linux.sh b/src/scripts/linux.sh
index 35077fa0..d70a28d2 100644
--- a/src/scripts/linux.sh
+++ b/src/scripts/linux.sh
@@ -56,8 +56,7 @@ get_pecl_version() {
 
 # Function to test if extension is loaded
 check_extension() {
-  extension=$1
-  php -m | grep -i -q -w "$extension"
+  php -m | grep -i -q -w "$1"
 }
 
 # Function to delete extensions
@@ -77,6 +76,32 @@ remove_extension() {
   delete_extension "$extension"
 }
 
+# Function to enable existing extension
+enable_extension() {
+  if ! check_extension "$1" && [ -e "$ext_dir/$1.so" ]; then
+    echo "$2=$1.so" >>"$ini_file"
+  fi
+}
+
+# Funcion to add PDO extension
+add_pdo_extension() {
+  pdo_ext="pdo_$1"
+  if check_extension "$pdo_ext"; then
+    add_log "$tick" "$pdo_ext" "Enabled"
+  else
+    read -r ext ext_name <<< "$1 $1"
+    sudo rm -rf "$scan_dir"/*pdo.ini >/dev/null 2>&1 && enable_extension "pdo" "extension" >/dev/null 2>&1
+    if [ "$ext" = "mysql" ]; then
+      enable_extension "mysqlnd" "extension"
+      ext_name="mysqli"
+    fi
+    add_extension "$ext_name" "$apt_install php$version-$ext" "extension" >/dev/null 2>&1
+    enable_extension "$pdo_ext" "extension"
+    (check_extension "$pdo_ext" && add_log "$tick" "$pdo_ext" "Enabled") ||
+    add_log "$cross" "$pdo_ext" "Could not install $pdo_ext on PHP $semver"
+  fi
+}
+
 # Function to setup extensions
 add_extension() {
   extension=$1
@@ -85,11 +110,10 @@ add_extension() {
   if [[ "$version" =~ $old_versions ]]; then
     install_command="update_ppa && ${install_command/5\.[4-5]-$extension/5-$extension=$release_version}"
   fi
-  if ! check_extension "$extension" && [ -e "$ext_dir/$extension.so" ]; then
-    echo "$prefix=$extension.so" >>"$ini_file" && add_log "$tick" "$extension" "Enabled"
-  elif check_extension "$extension"; then
+  enable_extension "$extension" "$prefix"
+  if check_extension "$extension"; then
     add_log "$tick" "$extension" "Enabled"
-  elif ! check_extension "$extension"; then
+  else
     eval "$install_command" >/dev/null 2>&1 ||
     (update_ppa && eval "$install_command" >/dev/null 2>&1) ||
     sudo pecl install -f "$extension" >/dev/null 2>&1