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root@ok-vm:~# apt show apache2 Package: apache2 Version: 2.4.18-2ubuntu3.5 Priority: optional Section: web Origin: Ubuntu Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers Original-Maintainer: Debian Apache Maintainers Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug Installed-Size: 501 kB Provides: httpd, httpd-cgi Pre-Depends: dpkg (>= 1.17.14) Depends: lsb-base, procps, perl, mime-support, apache2-bin (= 2.4.18-2ubuntu3.5), apache2-utils (>= 2.4), apache2-data (= 2.4.18-2ubuntu3.5) Recommends: ssl-cert Suggests: www-browser, apache2-doc, apache2-suexec-pristine | apache2-suexec-custom, ufw Conflicts: apache2.2-bin, apache2.2-common Replaces: apache2.2-bin, apache2.2-common Homepage: http://httpd.apache.org/ Task: lamp-server, mythbuntu-frontend, mythbuntu-desktop, mythbuntu-backend-slave, mythbuntu-backend-master, mythbuntu-backend-master Supported: 5y Download-Size: 86.7 kB APT-Manual-Installed: yes APT-Sources: http://azure.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-updates/main amd64 Packages Description: Apache HTTP Server The Apache HTTP Server Project's goal is to build a secure, efficient and extensible HTTP server as standards-compliant open source software. The result has long been the number one web server on the Internet. . Installing this package results in a full installation, including the configuration files, init scripts and support scripts. N: There is 1 additional record. Please use the '-a' switch to see it root@ok-vm:~#
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