Bug#598847: apache2: removing apache2 installs apache2-mpm-itk

[WC Jones <wcjones@ccsh.us>]

Package: apache2
Version: Debian 6 Squeeze/Sid
Severity: normal

I am not able to use the following (the goal is to get this
functionality to work please):

######################################################################
# Blocked based upon hosts.deny --wcj
RewriteEngine on
RewriteLogLevel 3
RewriteLog /etc/apache2/hosts_deny_log
RewriteMap    hosts-deny  txt:/etc/apache2/hosts.deny
RewriteCond   ${hosts-deny:%{REMOTE_ADDR}|NOT-FOUND} !=NOT-FOUND
RewriteRule   ^  -  [F]
######################################################################

Where /etc/apache2/hosts.deny contains - for testing- the following:
192.168.1.99 -
66.177.98.89 -
84.246.230.247 -

The actual mapping has hundreds of hosts listed...

I have removed dokuwiki, libcatalyst-engine-apache-perl, webgui, and
then retested -- still cannot use Mod_Rewrite RewriteMap.  However no
error is indicated AND no indication mod_rewrite is working  :P

So, I tried to remove apache2 using:  apt-get purge apache2

That only installed: apache2-mpm-itk which I tested my RewriteMap
again; it failed without error and no indication it ever worked.

So I tried:  apt-get purge apache2-mpm-itk

That only reinstalled apache2

:P  So I tried my rewritemap again - failed without error...

a2enmod rewrite
Module rewrite already enabled

apt-cache policy apache2
apache2:
  Installed: (none)
  Candidate: 2.2.16-2
  Version table:
     2.2.16-2 0
        500 http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/ squeeze/main i386 Packages

apt-cache policy apache2-mpm-itk
apache2-mpm-itk:
  Installed: (none)
  Candidate: 2.2.16-2
  Version table:
     2.2.16-2 0
        500 http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/ squeeze/main i386 Packages

apt-cache policy libcatalyst-engine-apache-perl
libcatalyst-engine-apache-perl:
  Installed: (none)
  Candidate: 1.12-3
  Version table:
     1.12-3 0
        500 http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/ squeeze/main i386 Packages

apt-cache policy webgui
webgui:
  Installed: (none)
  Candidate: 7.8.24-1
  Version table:
     7.8.24-1 0
        500 http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/ squeeze/main i386 Packages

apt-cache policy dokuwiki
dokuwiki:
  Installed: (none)
  Candidate: 0.0.20091225c-8
  Version table:
     0.0.20091225c-8 0
        500 http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/ squeeze/main i386 Packages


Any ideas about what I can test and/or do to get the above rewritemap to work?
Thx/Bill