How to Install Webmin on Ubuntu 11.10 Server using APT

Webmin is a user-friendly web-based interface for Linux server system administration. Previously installing Webmin on your Ubuntu server required a few workarounds thanks to its reliance on deprecated perl libraries, but nowadays you can actually do a full install via the standard APT mechanism.

First, edit your sources file to add the Webmin repository:

sudo nano /etc/apt/sources.list

Add the following two lines at the end of the file:

deb http://download.webmin.com/download/repository sarge contrib
deb http://webmin.mirror.somersettechsolutions.co.uk/repository sarge contrib

Next, add the necessary key to ensure smooth access:

cd ~
wget http://www.webmin.com/jcameron-key.asc
sudo apt-key add jcameron-key.asc

Now that we’re all set up, time to do the actual download and install:

sudo apt-get update
apt-get install webmin
apt-get -f install

Done. You should now be able to login to Webmin at the URL http://localhost:10000/. Or if accessing it remotely, replace localhost with your system’s IP address. You can login in with any user account that has sudo powers.