Tutorial - Installing Webmin On Ubuntu Server

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    Installing Webmin in Ubuntu is not slightly different to debian win thanks to Webmin’s reliance on a deprecated PERL package (an MD5 wrapper to be exact) that Ubuntu and the like just don’t want to include any more, but never fear, following these steps one by one will have you up and running in absolutely no time!


    Before installing webmin we must first Install the dependencies, login to your server as root and issue the following command.


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    sudo aptitude -y install perl libnet-ssleay-perl openssl libauthen-pam-perl libpam-runtime libio-pty-perl libmd5-perl apt-show-versions libapt-pkg-perl


    While most of the packages above will all successfully install, you may get an error message that reads something like this:


    Couldn’t find any package whose name or description matched “libmd5-perl”


    The next step is then obviously to manually grab it and install it.


    Run the following:


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    wget http://ftp.acc.umu.se/mirror/cdimage/snapshot/Debian/pool/main/libm/libmd5-perl/libmd5-perl_2.03-1_all.deb


    followed by


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    sudo dpkg -i libmd5-perl_2.03-1_all.deb


    All right, all set. Go to webmin’s home page and download the latest Debian package version which at time of writing is webmin_1.550_all.deb


    FTP this file to your server to /home directory


    Go to folder /home where you sent the webmin file


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    cd /home


    now type the following ( if version has changed adjust accordingly )


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    sudo dpkg -i webmin_1.550_all.deb


    All done. You should now be able to run the webmin web manager from another PC by hitting


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    http://10.0.0.6:10000/ (using your server’s IP address of course!)






    Login as root to start using the benefits of webmin to manage your server.


    Have Fun !!!

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    Quote from kemestri

    can anyone confirm that the link is still available.
    wget http://ftp.debian.org/pool/mai…ibmd5-perl_2.03-1_all.deb


    i get an error 404 message saying not found.


    Use this, guide updated thanks for pointing out.


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    wget http://ftp.debian.org/debian/pool/main/libm/libmd5-perl/libmd5-perl_2.03-1_all.deb

    whene i try last command i get error


    root@ubuntu:/home# sudo dpkg -i webmin_1.550_all.deb


    dpkg: error processing webmin_1.550_all.deb (--install):
    cannot access archive: No such file or directory
    Errors were encountered while processing:
    webmin_1.550_all.deb



    anyhelp please

    • Official Post



    Read the guide carefully

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    now type the following ( if version has changed adjust accordingly )


    Current version is 1.570

    Handy thing about linux, simply install webmin, it will install and you'll get an error, once it's done


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    apt-get -f install


    This will download and install all the files required to run webmin.

    i got webmin working useing these commands


    Webmin Installation


    Before we start, you should first install the LAMP web server on your system. Now follow these instructions to install Webmin on Ubuntu 11.10/11.04:


    1. Open the Terminal and run this command:


    sudo gedit /etc/apt/sources.list


    At the end of the file, add these two lines, then save and close:


    deb Index of /download/repository sarge contrib
    deb Index of /repository/ sarge contrib


    2. Import now the GPG key using these commands:


    wget http://www.webmin.com/jcameron-key.asc
    sudo apt-key add jcameron-key.asc
    sudo apt-get update


    3. Install now Webmin with this command:


    sudo apt-get install webmin


    Accessing Webmin


    To start Webmin, open this address using your web browser:


    https://ubuntu:10000/


    To login to webmin, you need to use your root account details. If you still haven't assigned a password to your root account, then create a root password using this command via the terminal:


    sudo passwd


    Enter a new password, then resubmit it to confirm. Then use your root account access details to login to webmin.



    all tested and working on my ubuntu 10.04 lts version

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