[Bug]: apache could not be loaded

What happened?

After upgrading from 3006 to 3008.2, I experience this with apache_* states:

----------
          ID: ssl
    Function: apache_module.enabled
      Result: False
     Comment: State 'apache_module.enabled' was not found in SLS 'ssl.httpd'
              Reason: 'apache_module' __virtual__ returned False: apache module could not be loaded
     Changes:

I noticed depreciation of the module for 3009+, but in 3008 this should continue to work.

Even with -l trace, I see no reason why the module fails.

The apache packages are installed, and the helpers (like a2ensite, apache2ctl etc.) are present.

Type of salt install

Official deb

Major version

3008.x

What supported OS are you seeing the problem on? Can select multiple. (If bug appears on an unsupported OS, please open a GitHub Discussion instead)

debian-13

(corrected values, dropdown list did not contain them)

salt --versions-report output

Salt Version:
          Salt: 3008.2

Python Version:
        Python: 3.14.6 (main, Jun 11 2026, 02:19:05) [GCC 11.2.0]

Dependency Versions:
          cffi: 2.0.0
      cherrypy: 18.10.0
  cryptography: 48.0.0
      dateutil: 2.9.0.post0
     docker-py: Not Installed
         gitdb: 4.0.12
     gitpython: 3.1.50
        Jinja2: 3.1.6
       libgit2: Not Installed
  looseversion: 1.3.0
      M2Crypto: Not Installed
          Mako: Not Installed
       msgpack: 1.1.2
  msgpack-pure: Not Installed
  mysql-python: Not Installed
     packaging: 24.0
     pycparser: 3.00
      pycrypto: Not Installed
  pycryptodome: 3.23.0
        pygit2: Not Installed
  python-gnupg: 0.5.6
        PyYAML: 6.0.3
         PyZMQ: 27.1.0
        relenv: 0.22.14
         smmap: 5.0.2
       timelib: 0.3.0
       Tornado: 6.5.7
           ZMQ: 4.3.5

Salt Package Information:
  Package Type: onedir

System Versions:
          dist: debian 13.5 trixie
        locale: utf-8
       machine: x86_64
       release: 6.12.95+deb13-amd64
        system: Linux
       version: Debian GNU/Linux 13.5 trixie

Start with the apache_module.enabled entry point and reproduce the failure on Debian 13 with Salt 3008.2, using the provided apache packages and helper commands. Trace why the apache module is unavailable despite those helpers being present, then verify that apache_* states load successfully and the reported state can run.