How to install Webmin on Oracle Linux 8.5
To Install Webmin On Oracle Linux 8.5
Introduction:
Webmin is a powerful and extensible web-based server management control panel for Unix-like systems. Webmin removes the requirement to manually edit UNIX configuration files.
Installation Steps:
Step1: check the Oracle Linux version by using the below command.
[root@linuxhelp ~]# cat /etc/os-release
NAME="Oracle Linux Server"
VERSION="8.5"
ID="ol"
Step 2: Copy the link of RPM file from the official website of Webmin by visiting the below link.
https://www.webmin.com/download.html
Step 3: Download the Webmin package by using the below command.
[root@linuxhelp ~]# wget https://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/webadmin/webmin-2.000-1.noarch.rpm
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK
Length: 40311212 (38M) [application/octet-stream]
Saving to: ‘webmin-2.000-1.noarch.rpm’
webmin-2.000-1.noarch.r 100%[=============================>] 38.44M 5.36MB/s in 14s
2022-09-26 23:40:29 (2.78 MB/s) - ‘webmin-2.000-1.noarch.rpm’ saved [40311212/40311212]
Step 4: After downloading the Webmin RPM package, download and install the optional dependencies by entering the below command.
[root@linuxhelp ~]# sudo dnf install perl perl-Net-SSLeay openssl perl-Encode-Detect
Dependencies resolved.
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Package Arch Version Repository Size
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Installing:
perl x86_64 4:5.26.3-421.el8 ol8_appstream 73 k
perl-Encode-Detect x86_64 1.01-28.el8 ol8_appstream 90 k
Upgraded:
openssl-1:1.1.1k-7.el8_6.x86_64
openssl-libs-1:1.1.1k-7.el8_6.x86_64
perl-Errno-1.28-421.el8.x86_64
perl-Net-SSLeay-1.88-2.module+el8.6.0+20623+f0897f98.x86_64
perl-interpreter-4:5.26.3-421.el8.x86_64
perl-libs-4:5.26.3-421.el8.x86_64
Installed:
cpp-8.5.0-10.1.0.1.el8_6.x86_64
dtrace-2.0.0-1.10.el8.x86_64
dwz-0.12-10.el8.x86_64
qt5-srpm-macros-5.15.2-1.el8.noarch
redhat-rpm-config-125-1.0.1.el8.noarch
rust-srpm-macros-5-2.el8.noarch
Complete!
Step 5: Install Webmin by using the downloaded RPM file.
[root@linuxhelp ~]# sudo rpm -Uvh webmin-2.000-1.noarch.rpm
warning: webmin-2.000-1.noarch.rpm: Header V4 DSA/SHA1 Signature, key ID 11f63c51: NOKEY
Verifying... ################################# [100%]
Preparing... ################################# [100%]
Updating / installing...
1:webmin-2.000-1 ################################# [100%]
Step 6: Configure Firewall Settings for Webmin by using the below command.
[root@linuxhelp ~]# sudo firewall-cmd --add-port=10000/tcp --zone=public --permanent
Success
Step 7: You can start using the Webmin Control panel by going to a browser and visiting the localhost with the port 10000 since the default port of Webmin is 10000.
https://localhost:10000
Step 8: Login Webmin with root Credentials as shown in the below image.
Step 9: This is the Dashboard of Webmin control panel.
Step 10: In the left pane, click on the Tools open Command Shell. you can run any command to your Linux server as shown in the below image.
Step 11: Next, Click on the Tools open File Manager. You should see the File Manager as shown in the below image.
Step 12: Click on the Networking open Network Configuration. you can set up a static IP address, default gateway, hostname, and DNS as shown in the below image.
Conclusion:
We have reached the end of this article. In this guide, we have walked you through the steps required to install Webmin on Oracle Linux 8.5. Your feedback is much welcome.