{"id":9994,"date":"2021-08-09T22:04:08","date_gmt":"2021-08-09T19:04:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/?p=9994"},"modified":"2024-03-18T18:56:42","modified_gmt":"2024-03-18T15:56:42","slug":"install-webmin-on-rocky-linux-8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/install-webmin-on-rocky-linux-8\/","title":{"rendered":"Install Webmin on Rocky Linux 8"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In this guide, you will learn how to install Webmin on Rocky Linux 8.&nbsp;According to <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.webmin.com\/intro.html\" target=\"_blank\">Webmin.com<\/a>,  <em>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&nbsp;\/etc\/passwd, and lets you manage a system from the console or remotely. See the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.webmin.com\/standard.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">standard modules<\/a>&nbsp;page for a list of all the functions built into Webmin<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Installing Webmin on Rocky Linux 8<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>There are two ways in which Webmin can be installed on Rocky Linux 8:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Via Webmin RPM binary package<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Via Webmin YUM repository<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Installing Webmin on Rocky Linux via RPM Binary<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Run system update<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\"><code>dnf update<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>Download the latest Webmin RPM binary installer from the&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.webmin.com\/download.html\" target=\"_blank\">downloads page<\/a>. You can check the releases on <a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/webmin\/webmin\/releases\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">releases page<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\"><code>wget https:\/\/prdownloads.sourceforge.net\/webadmin\/webmin-1.979-1.noarch.rpm<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>Install the required perl dependencies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\"><code>dnf install perl perl-Net-SSLeay openssl perl-Encode-Detect<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>Next, install Webmin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\"><code>rpm -ivh webmin-1.979-1.noarch.rpm<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>...\nUpdating \/ installing...\n   1:webmin-1.979-1                   ################################# &#91;100%]\nWebmin install complete. <strong>You can now login to https:\/\/rocky8.kifarunix-demo.com:10000\/\nas root with your root password.<\/strong><\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>Well, if you want to deal with required dependencies automatically;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\"><code>dnf install https:\/\/prdownloads.sourceforge.net\/webadmin\/webmin-1.979-1.noarch.rpm<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>Or if you have download the binary package;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\"><code>dnf localinstall webmin-1.979-1.noarch.rpm<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Install Webmin via Webmin YUM Repository<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Webmin can also be installed on Rocky Linux 8 via the YUM repos. Run the command below to create Webmin repository on Rocky Linux 8.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\"><code>cat &lt;&lt; EOF &gt; \/etc\/yum.repos.d\/webmin.repo\n[Webmin]\nname=Webmin Distribution Neutral\nmirrorlist=https:\/\/download.webmin.com\/download\/yum\/mirrorlist\nenabled=1\ngpgkey=http:\/\/www.webmin.com\/jcameron-key.asc\nEOF<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>Install Webmin;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\"><code>dnf install webmin<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"scroll-box\"><code>============================================================================================================================================================================\n Package                                  Architecture                             Version                                   Repository                                Size\n============================================================================================================================================================================\nInstalling:\n webmin                                   noarch                                   1.979-1                                   Webmin                                    39 M\n\nTransaction Summary\n============================================================================================================================================================================\nInstall  1 Package\n\nTotal download size: 39 M\nInstalled size: 123 M\nIs this ok [y\/N]: y\n<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>Sample output;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>...\n  Installing       : webmin-1.979-1.noarch                                                                                                                              1\/1 \n  Running scriptlet: webmin-1.979-1.noarch                                                                                                                              1\/1 \nWebmin install complete. You can now login to https:\/\/rocky8.kifarunix-demo.com:10000\/\nas root with your root password.\n...<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>The default administrative user for webmin is the system root user.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Accessing Webmin Web Interface<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Webmin is started when installed. Check the service status;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\"><code>service webmin status<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>You can access webmin via the address&nbsp;<strong><code>https:\/\/&lt;server-hostname&gt;:10000\/<\/code><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If FirewallD is running, open this port on the current active zone to allow remote access.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\"><code>firewall-cmd --add-port=10000\/tcp --permanent<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\"><code>firewall-cmd --reload<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>You can now access Webmin from the browser. For the first time login, accept the private SSL\/TLS certificate warning and proceed to webmin.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"918\" height=\"490\" src=\"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/webmin.png\" alt=\"Install Webmin on Rocky Linux 8\" class=\"wp-image-9996\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/webmin.png?v=1628534408 918w, https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/webmin-768x410.png?v=1628534408 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 918px) 100vw, 918px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Upon successful login, you will land on Webmin interface.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1896\" height=\"928\" src=\"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/webmin-dashboard.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9997\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/webmin-dashboard.png?v=1628534446 1896w, https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/webmin-dashboard-768x376.png?v=1628534446 768w, https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/webmin-dashboard-1536x752.png?v=1628534446 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1896px) 100vw, 1896px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>That is all on how to install Webmin. 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