Installing Webmin

Webmin is a GUI-based tool for administrating your linux server from a web browser with ease

Step 1

The first thing you'll want to do is download and install the perl packages using the "aptitude install" command

Note: You must have internet connectivity to run the "aptitude install" command and also must run it "sudo" if you aren't logged in as a root account. Example: "sudo aptitude install" then you will be prompted for a root password

After hitting enter to initiate the installs, it should look something like this:

Step 2

After downloading and installing the perl packages crucial for the operation of webmin, you will want install the webmin application itself, by using the "wget" command and the URL to the webmin package

Note: Again you must have internet connectivity to download the package via 'wget'

The download process should look similar to this:

Step 3

After downloading the webmin package, you will want to install it using the "dpkg" command with a "-i" which installs the package file

Note: The "dpkg" command also must be run with root privileges

Step 4

Now you are ready to use webmin! Now all you need to do is check your ip address with the "ifconfig" command

This shows that my current ip address is 192.168.2.11, your ip will most likely be different

Step 5

Open a web browser and type "https://192.168.2.11:10000" Note: Keep everything the same but substitute your ip address with the one I used, you must have the 's' in https because it uses SSL, and by default webmin runs on port 10000

If using Mozilla Firefox click 'add exception' for the certificate

Then you want to click 'get certificate' and finally click 'confirm security exception'

If using Internet explorer click 'continue to this website'

Step 6

When at the webmin login screen log in as your root account with the same password just as you would from the command line on your server

Now that you are logged in you are ready to administer your linux server via webmin through your web browser!

Click 'Refresh Modules' in the lower left-hand corner to load all your servers such as apache, MySQL, Sendmail Mailserver, DHCP Server, Bind9, etc.