How to Uninstall Apache2 from Ubuntu Server

March 4, 2023 . 1 MIN READ

A simple and straightforward method that worked for me is outlined below:

Stop Apache2

sudo service apache2 stop
Uninstall Apache2 and its dependent packages

sudo apt-get purge apache2 apache2-utils apache2.2-bin apache2-common

or

sudo apt-get purge apache2 apache2-utils apache2-bin apache2.2-common
Remove unused dependencies

sudo apt-get autoremove
Check for remaining configuration files

whereis apache2
Remove leftover configuration directories
If the output shows something like:

apache2: /etc/apache2

remove the directory and any remaining configuration files:

sudo rm -rf /etc/apache2