Bug#986537: apache2: Reinstall fails due to missing conf files
Hello Patrick, thank you for your report. * Patrick Dunford [210407 21:31]: > Description: If apache2 is uninstalled and then reinstalled, the > reinstallation will fail if the > user has removed conf files in /etc/apache2 directory. The script does not > copy these files for > reinstallation in the same way as it does for first time installation. > Therefore it is nearly > impossible for a user to perform a clean reinstallation of apache2 using the > package installer. > > Steps to reproduce: > apt install apache2 > apt remove apache2 > cd /etc/apache2 > rm -rf * > apt install apache2 You seem to be removing configuration files while the package was not fully removed. The package management tools (dpkg, apt) record configuration files as such, and expect them to stay present. If you want to remove apache2 fully, you can use "apt purge apache2" (and similar, for all relevant apache packages). What you are describing is quite frankly not a bug. Hope this helps, Chris
Bug#986537: apache2: Reinstall fails due to missing conf files
Package: apache2 Version: 2.4.46-4 Severity: important X-Debbugs-Cc: patrickjrdunf...@gmail.com Description: If apache2 is uninstalled and then reinstalled, the reinstallation will fail if the user has removed conf files in /etc/apache2 directory. The script does not copy these files for reinstallation in the same way as it does for first time installation. Therefore it is nearly impossible for a user to perform a clean reinstallation of apache2 using the package installer. Steps to reproduce: apt install apache2 apt remove apache2 cd /etc/apache2 rm -rf * apt install apache2 The installation fails when apache2.service is unable to start due to missing apache2.conf file in /etc/apache2. A check of this directory reveals the reinstallation only copied in some of the files that are present in a full installation. -- Package-specific info: -- System Information: Debian Release: bullseye/sid APT prefers testing-security APT policy: (500, 'testing-security'), (500, 'testing') Architecture: amd64 (x86_64) Kernel: Linux 5.10.0-5-amd64 (SMP w/4 CPU threads) Locale: LANG=en_NZ.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_NZ.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8), LANGUAGE=en_NZ:en Shell: /bin/sh linked to /usr/bin/dash Init: systemd (via /run/systemd/system) LSM: AppArmor: enabled Versions of packages apache2 depends on: ii apache2-bin 2.4.46-4 ii apache2-data 2.4.46-4 ii apache2-utils2.4.46-4 ii dpkg 1.20.7.1 ii init-system-helpers 1.60 ii lsb-base 11.1.0 ii mime-support 3.66 ii perl 5.32.1-3 ii procps 2:3.3.17-4 Versions of packages apache2 recommends: ii ssl-cert 1.1.0 Versions of packages apache2 suggests: pn apache2-doc pn apache2-suexec-pristine | apache2-suexec-custom ii firefox-esr [www-browser]78.9.0esr-1 ii konqueror [www-browser] 4:20.12.0-4 Versions of packages apache2-bin depends on: ii libapr1 1.7.0-6 ii libaprutil1 1.6.1-5 ii libaprutil1-dbd-sqlite3 1.6.1-5 ii libaprutil1-ldap 1.6.1-5 ii libbrotli1 1.0.9-2+b2 ii libc62.31-11 ii libcrypt11:4.4.17-1 ii libcurl4 7.74.0-1.1 ii libjansson4 2.13.1-1.1 ii libldap-2.4-22.4.57+dfsg-2 ii liblua5.3-0 5.3.3-1.1+b1 ii libnghttp2-141.43.0-1 ii libpcre3 2:8.39-13 ii libssl1.11.1.1k-1 ii libxml2 2.9.10+dfsg-6.3+b1 ii perl 5.32.1-3 ii zlib1g 1:1.2.11.dfsg-2 Versions of packages apache2-bin suggests: pn apache2-doc pn apache2-suexec-pristine | apache2-suexec-custom ii firefox-esr [www-browser]78.9.0esr-1 ii konqueror [www-browser] 4:20.12.0-4 Versions of packages apache2 is related to: ii apache2 2.4.46-4 ii apache2-bin 2.4.46-4 -- no debconf information
