apt-get remove says nginx not installed, but it is still running

Asked Apr 15 '23 at 09:51

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I sudo apt-get install nginx by mistake on a server already running Apache.

I then sudo apt-get remove nginx and rebooted. I lost the output of that and can't remember if it was installed successfully. If I tried that again, it says "Package 'nginx' is not installed so not removed."

However, if I now run sudo nginx -t it says "test is successful". And which nginx shows /usr/sbin/nginx.

What is the real status? How do I properly uninstall nginx?

asked Apr 15 '23 at 09:51

Old Geezer

You might also want to read Unable to uninstall package with error "Unable to locate package" – DankyNanky Apr 15 '23 at 09:56
Also, Cannot remove NGINX seems applicable here. – DankyNanky Apr 15 '23 at 10:00
To uninstall any app you use the revers command used to install it. Apt get install is apt get remove, snap install is snap remove for example. – David Apr 15 '23 at 10:33
The referenced link: apt-get remove --purge nginx* did the trick. – Old Geezer Apr 15 '23 at 15:16

apt-get remove says nginx not installed, but it is still running

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