wont remove package
 

ebian:/etc/apache2# dpkg --list | grep apache
rc apache-common 1.3.33-6sarge1 support files for all Apache webservers
ii apache2 2.0.54-5 next generation, scalable, extendable web se
ii apache2-common 2.0.54-5 next generation, scalable, extendable web se
ii apache2-mpm-wo 2.0.54-5 high speed threaded model for Apache2
ii apache2-utils 2.0.54-5 utility programs for webservers
rc libapache-mod- 4.3.10-16 server-side, HTML-embedded scripting languag
debian:/etc/apache2# apt-get remove apache-common
Reading Package Lists... Done
Building Dependency Tree... Done
Package apache-common is not installed, so not removed
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 2 not upgraded.
debian:/etc/apache2# dpkg --list | grep apache
rc apache-common 1.3.33-6sarge1 support files for all Apache webservers
ii apache2 2.0.54-5 next generation, scalable, extendable web se
ii apache2-common 2.0.54-5 next generation, scalable, extendable web se
ii apache2-mpm-wo 2.0.54-5 high speed threaded model for Apache2
ii apache2-utils 2.0.54-5 utility programs for webservers
rc libapache-mod- 4.3.10-16 server-side, HTML-embedded scripting languag
debian:/etc/apache2#

try to run #apt-get remove --purge <packagename*>

thanks

debian:/home/hkhalid# apt-get remove --purge apache-common*
Reading Package Lists... Done
Building Dependency Tree... Done
Note, selecting apache-common for regex 'apache-common*'
E: Couldn't find package apache-common*
debian:/home/hkhalid#


also tried

debian:/home/hkhalid# apt-get remove --purge apache-common
Reading Package Lists... Done
Building Dependency Tree... Done
Package apache-common is not installed, so not removed
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 2 not upgraded.
debian:/home/hkhalid#

and still get

debian:/home/hkhalid# dpkg --list | grep apache
rc apache-common 1.3.33-6sarge1 support files for all Apache webservers
ii apache2 2.0.54-5 next generation, scalable, extendable web se
ii apache2-common 2.0.54-5 next generation, scalable, extendable web se
ii apache2-mpm-wo 2.0.54-5 high speed threaded model for Apache2
ii apache2-utils 2.0.54-5 utility programs for webservers
rc libapache-mod- 4.3.10-16 server-side, HTML-embedded scripting languag
debian:/home/hkhalid#

dpkg --purge apache-common

worked ^