At the same time including a wildcard at the end of the non-existent directory name with 2.4.18-2ubuntu3.8 makes apache2 happy:
IncludeOptional /etc/apache2/whatever*/* apt policy apache2 apache2: Installed: 2.4.18-2ubuntu3.8 Candidate: 2.4.18-2ubuntu3.8 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1766186 Title: IncludeOptional fails when a directory does not exist To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apache2/+bug/1766186/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs