why the heck is my Ubuntu 10.04 desktop machine running apache?

[Syrinx]

I'm certainly not intending to run a server. Even if I did, I would have the world's lamest server, since I've only got dial-up internet access.

I just ran 'ps ax' and the results include the lines:


3896 ? S 0:00 /usr/sbin/apache2 -k start
3897 ? S 0:00 /usr/sbin/apache2 -k start
3898 ? S 0:00 /usr/sbin/apache2 -k start
3899 ? S 0:00 /usr/sbin/apache2 -k start
3900 ? S 0:00 /usr/sbin/apache2 -k start


:wtf:

Does Ubuntu, Lucid Lynx, now set up a web server by default? If so, this seems very odd, and very bad policy to me.

Anyone know what's going on?

[pokerfan]

1. I'm not seeing that

Just ran ps ax and I don't have that. Are you sure you downloaded the desktop ISO?

[Syrinx]

3. yeah, I've got the desktop

Maybe I installed some software that depends on apache. But I really can't figure out what it could be. :shrug:

[struggle4progress]

2. I've got 10.04 in virtualbox and no apache lines show up with "ps ax"

[Syrinx]

4. I must've installed it indirectly somehow

But I'm clueless on how.

[darkstar3]

5. The Desktop version shouldn't come with Apache by default,

but you can follow the instructions here to find out how it got installed.
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=348803

Apache is actually a dependency of several packages, so you might have installed something that brought it in automatically.

[Syrinx]

6. thanks for that

I will look into it. Thanks.