Install Webmin on Ubuntu Server or Desktop 10.10 Maverick Meerkat
Posted by: andreiash in Linux, UbuntuAfter I saw quite some interest on installing Webmin on Ubuntu 9.04 and 9.10, I decided to go ahead and do the same for 10.04 and 10.10. I also strongly believe Ubuntu is doing wrong by not including Webmin into their repository Webmin is doing a mistake by using a deprecated library and not leave everybody to take benefit of their great product.
For those unfamiliar with Webmin, it is a web interface for configuring your linux box without X server.
LATER EDIT: As Joe Cooper from Virtualmin (the guys making webmin) said in the comments, there’s no need anymore for libmd5-perl for webmin starting with 1.520. I tested and it’s true, now the whole installation can be done in 3 simple steps. Thanks Joe, now’s much better!
Having said these, let’s to the job:
1. Download latest libmd5-perl package from http://ftp.debian.org/pool/main/libm/libmd5-perl/ . Currently 2.03
2. Execute libmd5-perl package
1. Download webmin from http:www.webmin.com . Currently 1.520
2. Execute webmin package. It will fail but it’s easier for us, since we’ll just force installing dependencies, rather than installing them one by one.
3. Install missing dependencies and it will automatically recompile webmin
Enjoy webmin on https://[serverIP]:10000 .
What I am normally doing is forwarding the port 10000 out of my router and access my webmin from anywhere on the internet. You can forward it to another port and to be user-friendly and easy-to-remember you can use DynDNS to pick a nice name.
Enjoy!
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Webmin does not use the deprecated library if the newer version is available. The dependency has been removed in current Webmin versions (1.520, as well as a release of 1.510 specifically for Ubuntu 10.04 that removed the dependency). The dep was auto-generated by packaging tools that don’t understand pulling in libraries inside of exceptions.
You do not need libmd5-perl to use Webmin, at all! You should let it use the newer library instead. You also should not be getting any warnings or errors when installing the current version of Webmin, as provided at Webmin.com. If you are, you should let Jamie know on the mailing list or in the ticket tracker at Virtualmin.com
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Tnx for currently updating! I appreciate!
need to correct this —–>sudo dpkg -i webmin_1.520_all.deb
It should be sudo dpkg -i webmin-current.deb
Regards
Correct! Thank you!
Webmin changed the logic in there, webmin-current.deb was a wrapper and the real file saved on the disk was called differently. Now indeed it’s saving as webmin-current.deb
Andrei
sudo dpkg -i webmin-current.deb
selecting previously deselected package webmin.
unpacking webmin (from webmin-current.deb)
dpkg dependancy problems (lists libnet, libauthen,libio and apt-show-versions)
error processing webmin
processing triggers for unreadahead
I then type sudo apt-get -f install and get
reading package lists … done
Building dependancy tree
reading state information… done
correcting dependancies… done
The following packages will be removed:
webmin
1 not full installed or removed
do you want to continue [Y/n]
(i left out a few things here but I didnt feel the need to type it all)
so what am I doing wrong here?
Hi,
i was follwing your rules, but i can not isntall the webmin to my ubuntu 10.10 server.
when i’m tryting to install dependencies sudo apt-get -f install it just uninstalls webmin.
any suggestions?
Many Thanks
works for Ubuntu server 10.10
Just fyi,
sudo dpkg -i webmin_current.deb
should have a tack
sudo dpkg -i webmin-current.deb
for all the lazy copy-pasters like me
done, thanks!
@liam, @grega: pfff, no idea. Try to install all the dependencies before
brilliant, thanks
worked first go. good to be able to use webmin again.
Used the 3 commands listed at the top, worked perfectly.
Now have Webmin version 1.530 working Ubuntu Server 10.10 Maverick Meerkat.
Thanks for these instructions, Adrian.
pfff… i was stocked on the same problem as liam silva
you just have to update your system before you try to install webmin
type this:
sudo apt-get update
and now install webmin… if you still get errors type:
sudo apt-get -f install and choose y
now you can login to webmin from another pc
grtz…
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Works like a charm.
Great.
Using Ubuntu Server 10.10 and Webmin 1.540 and this does not work. Installs with dependency errors (as expected) but then “sudo apt-get -f install” just removes it again! Where’s the current solution? O_o
1. Download webmin from http:www.webmin.com . Currently 1.520
is no longer fully accurate. Current version is 1.550.
Just FYI
Still plan on trying your KB to set it up on 10.10 – thanks!
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Works great thanks a lot
Thank you for this guid. it worked perfectly!