Tutorial: Install Webmin on Ubuntu 12.04

In the previous article, We have tried to install apache2, php5, mysql, and phpmyadmin. In this article will teach you how to install webmin in operating system Ubuntu 12.04.

Webmin is a web-based application that is used for system administration tools on Unix / Linux. By using webmin, you can easily add user accounts, setting webserver, DNS, file sharing and much more only through a web browser. 

Webmin removes the need to manually edit Unix configuration files like /etc/passwd, and lets you manage a system from the console or remotely. See the standard modules page for a list of all the functions built into Webmin, or check out the screenshots.

In this tutorial, using webmin version 1.630 with file extension .deb. This is step-by-step install webmin 1.630 in Ubuntu 12.04:

1. Run Terminal and go to superuser with command: sudo su
2. Download file using wget command in Terminal:
   

   wget http://jaist.dl.sourceforge.net/project/webadmin/webmin/1.630/webmin_1.630_all.deb

3. To install webmin, require packets about Perl. Make sure perl and libraries are already installed on the system you are using.
   

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

   libnet-ssleay-perl is SSLeay library to run webmin using HTTPS.
4. After download webmin is complete, then install webmin (filename: webmin_1.630_all.deb)
   

   dpkg -i webmin_1.630_all.deb

   
   This is the result of installation webmin_1.630_all.deb
   

   Selecting previously unselected package webmin.
   (Reading database ... 186739 files and directories currently installed.)
   Unpacking webmin (from webmin_1.630_all.deb) ...
   Setting up webmin (1.630) ...
   Webmin install complete. You can now login to https://mudafiq-laptop:10000/
   as root with your root password, or as any user who can use sudo
   to run commands as root.
   Processing triggers for ureadahead ...

5. Installation is compele. You can access webmin through web browser using URL https://ubuntu-serverip:10000. If use localhost, you can using this URL: https://localhost:10000.
   
6. Login webmin using username and password system. After successed to login, will display like this: