In this guide, we will walk through how to install Webmin on AlmaLinux 9 or Oracle Linux 9. Webmin is a free and open-source web-based interface tool that allows one to administer Linux/Unix servers. Furthermore, it allows one to set up user accounts, DNS, control open-source applications such as Apache, File sharing, service configuration e.t.c.
Webmin is based on Perl, coded by Jamie Cameron, released under the BSD license, and runs as its own process and web server.
Webmin has the following features:
- A pretty, clean, consistent and friendly interface.
- Offers a wide range of administration function susch as add users, create and administer printers and queues, modify your Apache server config, set disk quotas, maintain disks and partitions, tweak your DNS, configure sendmail, define SAMBA or NFS shares, configure your PosgreSQL or MySQL server e.t.c
- Self-update feature that makes sure you are keeping up to date with the latest version.
Installing Webmin on AlmaLinux 9 | Oracle Linux 9 is quite easy and can be accomplished with the below steps:
1: Switch to the root user
Webmin installation is easier when running the commands as root. Also, the root rights are required to manage the server when using GUI.
sudo -i2: Add the Webmin YUM Repository
Webmin is not available in the default AlmaLinux 9 | Oracle Linux 9 YUM repositories. For us to be able to install it and receive continued updates, we need to add the Webmin YUM repository on our system as below.
sudo tee /etc/yum.repos.d/webmin.repo<<EOF
[Webmin]
name=Webmin
mirrorlist=https://download.webmin.com/download/yum/mirrorlist
enabled=1
gpgkey=http://www.webmin.com/jcameron-key.asc
EOF3: Update the Package Index
Now that the repository has been added, we need to make the system recognize the new repo. We will update the YUM package index and the packages available in it as below.
sudo dnf update -y4: Install Webmin
With all the above adjustments done, we are set to install Webmin on AlmaLinux 9 | Oracle Linux 9.
The below command is used to install Webmin on AlmaLinux 9 | Oracle Linux 9.
sudo dnf install webminDependency Tree:
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Dependencies resolved.
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Package Architecture Version Repository Size
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Installing:
webmin noarch 2.301-1 Webmin 32 M
Installing dependencies:
mariadb-connector-c x86_64 3.2.6-1.el9_0 ol9_appstream 205 k
mariadb-connector-c-config noarch 3.2.6-1.el9_0 ol9_appstream 9.7 k
perl-Digest-SHA x86_64 1:6.02-461.el9 ol9_appstream 70 k
perl-Filter x86_64 2:1.60-4.el9 ol9_appstream 121 k
perl-encoding x86_64 4:3.00-462.el9 ol9_appstream 68 k
perl-lib x86_64 0.65-481.el9 ol9_appstream 13 k
perl-open noarch 1.12-481.el9 ol9_appstream 15 k
Installing weak dependencies:
perl-DBD-MySQL x86_64 4.050-13.el9 ol9_appstream 156 k
perl-Encode-Detect x86_64 1.01-37.el9 ol9_appstream 97 k
perl-Socket6 x86_64 0.29-11.el9 ol9_appstream 38 k
perl-Time-HiRes x86_64 4:1.9764-462.el9 ol9_appstream 64 k
perl-Time-Piece x86_64 1.3401-481.el9 ol9_appstream 45 k
Transaction Summary
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Install 13 Packages
Total download size: 33 M
Installed size: 95 M
Is this ok [y/N]: yAccept the GPG key signing:
Total 1.8 MB/s | 33 MB 00:17
retrieving repo key for Webmin unencrypted from http://www.webmin.com/jcameron-key.asc
Webmin 430 B/s | 1.3 kB 00:03
Importing GPG key 0x11F63C51:
Userid : "Jamie Cameron <[email protected]>"
Fingerprint: 1719 003A CE3E 5A41 E2DE 70DF D97A 3AE9 11F6 3C51
From : http://www.webmin.com/jcameron-key.asc
Is this ok [y/N]: y5: Access Webmin Web Interface
To be able to access the Webmin Web UI, you are required to allow the below ports through the firewall.
firewall-cmd --add-port=10000/tcp --permanent
firewall-cmd --reloadNow proceed and access the Webmin Web UI using the URL https://SERVER_IP:10000 or https://domain_name:10000.
In case you haven’t implemented SSL on your server, you will receive a warning, click advanced, and proceed to access the Webmin Web UI.
Log in with system root user credentials on your system on AlmaLinux 9 | Oracle Linux 9.
On successful login, you will be granted this Webmin dashboard.
From this Webmin dashboard, there are a couple of activities you can perform on the server. Under the system tab, you can edit passwords, check logs, create users, software updates e.t.c
Under servers, you can set up Apache and SSH servers.
For SSH serves, you can make several configurations such as managing SSH keys among many other changes.
Under Hardware, you can manage your logical volume, add a logical volume e.t.c
Configure networking, set firewall rules, Kerberos5 Configuration, perform bandwidth monitoring e.t.c
Conclusion
we have successfully installed Webmin on AlmaLinux 9 | Oracle Linux 9. You can now manage your AlmaLinux 9 | Oracle Linux 9 by performing essential administration tasks.
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