A very simple and straightforward way that worked for me since 2015 to now, is as follows:

sudo service apache2 stop
sudo apt-get purge apache2* -y
sudo apt-get autoremove -y
sudo rm -rf /usr/sbin/apache2 /usr/lib/apache2 /usr/share/apache2 /usr/share/man/man8/apache*
whereis apache2

Explaination:

  • sudo service apache2 stop
    • Stop the service
  • sudo apt-get purge apache2* -y
    • Uninstall the service
  • sudo apt-get autoremove -y
    • Cleaning the apt (advance packaging tools)
  • sudo rm -rf /usr/sbin/apache2 /usr/lib/apache2 /usr/share/apache2 /usr/share/man/man8/apache*
    • Remove the folders that created for Apache2
  • whereis apache2
    • Find Apache2 folders, if the results is Apache2: , means no more Apache2 in your Ubuntu Server
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