This tutorial describes the installation process of Webmin for Raspberry pi.
Webmin allows you, to manage your Raspberry Pi via a Web interface. It comes with a lot of built-in features, like console access via web, package manager, setting configurations and so on.
Installation
Step 1:
Update your raspberry pi
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sudo apt-get update |
Step 2:
Install pre-required packages:
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sudo apt-get install python perl openssl libnet-ssleay-perl libauthen-pam-perl libio-pty-perl libpam-runtime apt-show-versions python |
Step 3:
Now, download the current Webmin version from the Webmin project homepage http://www.webmin.com/download.html.
e.g.:
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wget http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/webadmin/webmin_1.870_all.deb |
Step 4:
Install the downloaded package with dpkg.
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dpkg --install webmin_1.870_all.deb |
Step 5:
Check the Webmin Installation. Open your browser and navigate to: https://<ip-address>:10000.
You can use your default user login.
Change Theme to modern UI (This step is not required anymore > 1.850)
The Default Webmin User interface looks terrible and looks very out-dated. To change to a modern user Interface, do the following Steps:
Step 1:
Login to Webmin by accessing https://<ip-address>:10000 the web interface.
Step 2:
Navigate to Webmin –> Change Language and Theme.
Change the Webmin UI Theme to “Authentic Theme”.
After a few seconds, the interface design will be changed and you will be redirected to the Webmin site again, which will be shown now in a modern design.