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|Summary=Webmin is a web-based interface for system administration on Unix and Linux systems.
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Webmin is a web-based interface for system administration on Unix and Linux systems.

=== Prerequisites ===

Webmin uses Perl, so
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###i## emerge perl
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=== Installation ===

There are 2 methods of installing Webmin on your Funtoo server: emerging it from the Gentoo ebuild or manual installation. By default Webmin installs itself in {{f|/etc/webmin}}.

==== Ebuild ====

Gentoo has version 1.730 in the repository so installing that is fairly straightforward:
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###i## emerge webmin
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After installation Webmin needs to be started manually with the following command:
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###i## sh ./etc/webmin/start
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Next, start a browser and go to the Webmin page at https://localhost:10000 if you accepted all default settings. Go to the Webmin configuration pages in the menu and tell Webmin to start at boot. Make sure you save the new settings!

==== Manual Installation ====

Although the 1.730 version offered by the Gentoo ebuild will suffice for most users, it does keeps nagging about a newer version available. Manually installing from the source tar ball resolves that, at least until the next release. ;-) Webmin has documented the process on their own wiki:  http://doxfer.webmin.com/Webmin/Installation_-_the_old_fashioned_way

As above, start Webmin manually then ensure it does so from boot.

=== Troubleshooting ===
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