This was intentional, as the redirect to /apache2-default/ appeared to confuse the heck out of users when they went to edit their website (which should be in /var/www)
Having the default site in a subdirectory (because we really can't/shouldn't install and overwrite an index.html in /var/www) is really the best compromise here. It allows people to see the default start page with a single click, not confuse them with a config directive that causes mass bug filings, and not take ownership of /var/www/index.html -- Default host unconfigured after LAMP installation https://launchpad.net/bugs/66926 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
