How to Install Webmin in Ubuntu

Last Updated : 02 Aug, 2022

Administrators can administer Linux and Unix servers and systems using the web-based utility Webmin. You may manage user accounts, update and configure your system, monitor system logs, and emails, and carry out other administrative operations using the Webmin interface. We will go through installing and configuring the Webmin tool on an Ubuntu machine in this article. This tool is open-source to use and consumers various types of features.

Installation of Webmin on Ubuntu

Step 1: Firstly, we are downloading the key which consists of the Webmin repository.

sudo wget -q http://www.webmin.com/jcameron-key.asc

Step 2: Now, we are going to append the Webmin GPG key as shown.

sudo apt-get add jcameron-key.asc

Step 3: Check the sources.list file to verify whether the key is added or not.

nano /etc/apt/sources.list

Step 4: Now, update the repositories by using the following command.

sudo apt update

Step 5: Install the Webmin too by using apt manager. Execute the below command.

sudo apt install webmin

Step 6: Run the following command in order to allow Webmin through the firewall.

sudo ufw allow 10000

Step 7: Go to the web browser and navigate to the below localhost URL.

https://localhost:10000

Step 8: We can see there is a login page for the Webmin tool. Insert your credentials and click on the Sign-in button.

Step 9: We can see that we have got the System Information, along with this in the Dashboard there are various other services that can be used.

Tasks that can be accomplished with Webmin

Task 1: Managing Users in Webmin

Step 1: Firstly, go to the Dashboard and select the option System > Users and Groups.

Step 2: Now click on the New User option to create a new user in the Ubuntu system.

Step 3: Enter the username and add the Group membership data.

Step 4: Here we have added the newly created user in the sudo group.

Step 5: We can see that our user is successfully created.

Step 6: Now, we will try to log in to Webmin through the newly created user. We have entered the username and password of the newly created user.

Step 7: We have successfully logged into the dashboard and below on the left side you can see the user name as (geeksforgeeks).

Task 2: Setting up Package Updates

Step 1: Firstly, navigate to the System > Software Package Updates option. We will see the list of available packages which can be upgraded. Select the packages which are to be upgraded.