With more and more people setting up home file/web servers I thought I might write this small tutorial on how to setup webmin(web based server administration system) on an ubuntu based linux box.
First thing you are going to need is to be root. If you do not already have root access, you can obtain root via the following:
1. open up a terminal(shell aka command line)
2. type in this command: sudo passwd
3. you will be greeted by a prompt stating "Enter New Unix Password" enter the password that you desire as prompted.
4. type in su root, you will then be prompted to enter the password you just put in.
Installing Webmin:
1. Once in a shell as root, you need to download the needed file, to do this first be in a directory that you will know where the file is located. I personally prefer the primary similar to C:\\ on a windows machine. To get to the main directory type in cd \\ then press enter. After doing this type in the following command: this will download the tarball to your primary directory, or the directory that you are currently in.
After you have downloaded the tarball use the following commands to extract the files:
You should now have extracted all of the files and moved into the directory where the webmin files are located at. Once at this point you start the installer by doing the following:
After running the setup script you will be prompted to enter information. You can change these values or leave them to defaults by simply pressing enter. Once you finish this step you are all done and webmin should be running!
If you have any questions please ask!
Edit: webmin supported OS list
http://www.webmin.com/support.html
First thing you are going to need is to be root. If you do not already have root access, you can obtain root via the following:
1. open up a terminal(shell aka command line)
2. type in this command: sudo passwd
3. you will be greeted by a prompt stating "Enter New Unix Password" enter the password that you desire as prompted.
4. type in su root, you will then be prompted to enter the password you just put in.
Installing Webmin:
1. Once in a shell as root, you need to download the needed file, to do this first be in a directory that you will know where the file is located. I personally prefer the primary similar to C:\\ on a windows machine. To get to the main directory type in cd \\ then press enter. After doing this type in the following command: this will download the tarball to your primary directory, or the directory that you are currently in.
After you have downloaded the tarball use the following commands to extract the files:
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[root@linux-servers.net /]# gunzip webmin-1.340.tar.gz [root@linux-servers.net /]# tar xf webmin-1.340.tar [root@linux-servers.net /]# cd webmin-1.340 |
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| [root@linux-servers.net /webmin-1.340]# ./setup.sh /usr/local/webmin |
If you have any questions please ask!
Edit: webmin supported OS list
http://www.webmin.com/support.html
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