How to install webmin on ubuntu 12.04 (Precise) server

May 23, 2012 · Server · Email This Post

Webmin is a web-based interface for system administration for Unix. Using any modern web browser, you can setup user accounts, Apache, DNS, file sharing and much more. Webmin removes the need to manually edit Unix configuration files like /etc/passwd, and lets you manage a system from the console or remotely.

We have already discussed how to install ubuntu 12.04 LAMP server now we will install webmin for easy ubuntu server administartion

Preparing your system

Open the terminal and run the following command

sudo apt-get install perl libnet-ssleay-perl openssl libauthen-pam-perl libpam-runtime libio-pty-perl apt-show-versions python

Now you need to dpwnload webmin deb package using the following command

wget http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/webadmin/webmin_1.580_all.deb

Install downloaded package using the following command

sudo dpkg -i webmin_1.580_all.deb

This will install webmin now you need to access https://ubuntu-serverip:10000

Ubuntu in particular don't allow logins by the root user by default. However, the user created at system installation time can use sudo to switch to root. Webmin will allow any user who has this sudo capability to login with full root privileges.

Once you logged in you should see similar to the following screen


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13 Comments to “How to install webmin on ubuntu 12.04 (Precise) server”

  1. Matt says:
    May 23, 2012 at 10:35 am

    You can also install via Webmin’s APT Repository.

    Check; http://www.webmin.com/deb.html

    “All dependencies should be resolved automatically.”

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  2. stelios says:
    May 23, 2012 at 12:01 pm

    I didnt test this but shouldnt the dpkg command require only one -i ?

    sudo dpkg –i webmin_1.580_all.deb

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    Other Matt Reply:
    May 23rd, 2012 at 9:47 pm

    Yes, –i did not work for me.

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    m1 Reply:
    June 6th, 2012 at 5:11 pm

    i believe its a type.. using –i wont work.. use -i instead

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  3. Diego says:
    May 27, 2012 at 5:06 pm

    El comando es:
    This is the correct command:

    dpkg -i webmin_1.580_all.deb

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  4. gary says:
    July 6, 2012 at 4:20 pm

    Thanks for the instructions. The current Webmin package is now webmin_1.590_all.deb, just fyi.

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  5. StarChild says:
    July 8, 2012 at 10:41 am

    Webmin 1.590 is here with Ubuntu 12.04 support.

    http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/webadmin/webmin_1.590_all.deb

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  6. cveja says:
    October 26, 2012 at 10:03 am

    Thanks.

    Very usefull

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  7. karotte512 says:
    November 6, 2012 at 11:00 am

    Thanks.

    i’ve used webmin_1.600_all.deb instead of webmin_1.590_all.deb

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  8. eyecantw8 says:
    November 20, 2012 at 1:14 am

    Thanks for the instructs. I’ve got it setup just fine but i ran into problems installing squid from the webmin apt’s repository. When i run the squid configuration and point it to the only ‘cachemgr.cg’ on the server, it’s the wrong one. the webmin ‘cachemgr.cgi’ won’t allow squid3 to initialise properly. I’ve searched the webmin fora and squid fora but nothing about the ‘cachemgr.cgi’. I’d love to have the proper squid3 cachemgr.cgi. If not, then how can I force an install of squid 2.7 instead?

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  9. Gary Nowels says:
    November 23, 2012 at 1:26 pm

    Thnks, good instructions. Using Ubuntu 12.04 bitnami stack. Update: Webmin 1.610 – http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/webadmin/webmin_1.610_all.deb

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  10. Mario Rodriguez says:
    December 12, 2012 at 4:48 pm

    Thank you for the instructions !! very concise & precise.

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  11. Jesuson says:
    March 17, 2013 at 3:09 pm

    You can always use this link for the latest version

    http://www.webmin.com/download/deb/webmin-current.deb

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