apache2 install problems

[Urs Thuermann <urs@isnogud.escape.de>]

I tried to install apache2 on a debian testing system.  However, I get
the following error:

    # apt-get install apache2
    Reading Package Lists... Done
    Building Dependency Tree... Done
    The following extra packages will be installed:
      apache2-common apache2-mpm-worker
    Suggested packages:
      apache2-doc lynx www-browser
    The following NEW packages will be installed:
      apache2 apache2-common apache2-mpm-worker
    0 upgraded, 3 newly installed, 0 to remove and 1 not upgraded.
    Need to get 0B/1084kB of archives.
    After unpacking 2613kB of additional disk space will be used.
    Do you want to continue? [Y/n] y
    Selecting previously deselected package apache2-common.
    (Reading database ... 17566 files and directories currently installed.)
    Unpacking apache2-common (from .../apache2-common_2.0.51-2_i386.deb) ...
    Selecting previously deselected package apache2-mpm-worker.
    Unpacking apache2-mpm-worker (from .../apache2-mpm-worker_2.0.51-2_i386.deb) ...
    Selecting previously deselected package apache2.
    Unpacking apache2 (from .../apache2_2.0.51-2_i386.deb) ...
    Setting up apache2-common (2.0.51-2) ...
    Setting Apache2 to Listen on port 80. If this is not desired, please edit /etc/apache2/ports.conf as desired. Note that the Port directive no longer works.
    dpkg: error processing apache2-common (--configure):
     subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
    dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of apache2-mpm-worker:
     apache2-mpm-worker depends on apache2-common (= 2.0.51-2); however:
      Package apache2-common is not configured yet.
    dpkg: error processing apache2-mpm-worker (--configure):
     dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
    dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of apache2:
     apache2 depends on apache2-mpm-worker (= 2.0.51-2) | apache2-mpm-prefork (= 2.0.51-2) | apache2-mpm-perchild (= 2.0.51-2);
    however:
      Package apache2-mpm-worker is not configured yet.
      Package apache2-mpm-prefork is not installed.
      Package apache2-mpm-perchild is not installed.
    dpkg: error processing apache2 (--configure):
     dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
    Errors were encountered while processing:
     apache2-common
     apache2-mpm-worker
     apache2
    E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)


How can I fix this problem?  Or are there other, maybe older apache2
packages that install cleanly?


urs