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.

==============================================================================================
 Package                      Arch   Version                          Repository         Size
==============================================================================================
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.