Cannot install webmin

Iosdev41 · February 7, 2025, 1:37pm

SYSTEM INFORMATION
OS type and version	Ubuntu Server 24.04
Webmin version	2.202

Hi all, trying to install webmin for the first time ever. Not having any luck or a good start.

I’ve ran

curl -o webmin-setup-repos.sh https://raw.githubusercontent.com/webmin/webmin/master/webmin-setup-repos.sh
sh webmin-setup-repos.sh

And then done sudo apt-get install webmin —install-recommends

And Ubuntu server hangs on unpacking webmin - I have enough space on the hard drive, there is 200+GB available. I have plenty of ram available 8GB+ and have enough cpu resources, as it’s an i7 6700 (cpu specs if I remember correctly)

I’ve already tried sudo apt clean, killing the apt and dkpg processes and reconfiguring dpkg etc

Not sure how to get this installed…. Thanks

Joe · February 7, 2025, 7:52pm

Are you sure it’s not just slow? If disk is slow, the unpacking step of package install will take a while, especially for a package with a lot of files (Webmin has gazillion files for translations).

stefan1959 · February 8, 2025, 12:43am

I just tested and used apt-get install --install-recommends webmin usermin

no issues at all using same OS with just 1gig ram.
Is this a VPS?

the tail of the command

Ilia · February 9, 2025, 11:30am

@Jamie, are you still sure we don’t want to break it into separate language packs? I could quickly make it possible using our new code in webmin-ci-cd.

Jamie · February 9, 2025, 4:36pm

Maybe we can consider this, but I’d need to see details on exactly how we would implement this and how new languages would be installed before we implement anything.

Ilia · February 9, 2025, 8:42pm

I will submit a ticket for this in GitHub.

Ilia · February 9, 2025, 9:21pm

Check this out @Jamie:

github.com/webmin/webmin

Move languages into separate language packs

opened 09:21PM - 09 Feb 25 UTC

iliajie

Hi Jamie, As mentioned [here](https://forum.virtualmin.com/t/cannot-install-web…min/131988/5?u=ilia), I’m opening this ticket to discuss separating other languages into individual language packs, with English language only shipped as the default. This would cover all language-related files in `lang`, `ulang`, and `help` directories, as well as `module.info` and `config.info` files. What complications do you see? Webmin is shipped with a set of core modules by default. The language pack would assume all those modules exist for a specific language. For example, installing German would require the `webmin-language-de` package for both RPM and DEB. For TAR-based installations, we could either leave it as is or add an option to select a language during installation via `setup.pl` or `setup.sh`. Additionally, I’m considering a Webmin version with only core modules—suitable for Virtualmin-default installations. This would include only the fundamental modules needed for Virtualmin, reducing the overall size and making it less intimidating for new users. In this case, the language package would be named `webmin-core-language-de`, for example. From the UI, users could simply select their preferred language and install it with one click. Downsides: - The selected language would reset to English after an upgrade, requiring users to manually reselect and reinstall their preferred language. **Optional Approach** Keep the current `webmin` installation as is and introduce a new package, `webmin-modular-core`, where additional modules and language packs are installed separately. For example: - Modules: - `webmin-modular-raid` - `webmin-modular-shorewall` - Language packs: - `webmin-modular-raid-language-de` - `webmin-modular-shorewall-language-de` - Or, more concisely: `webmin-modular-raid-de`, `webmin-modular-shorewall-de`, and etc. This would allow a more lightweight core installation while keeping flexibility for adding specific modules and languages as wanted. I lean more towards the second approach—I believe users would welcome it. Personally, right now, I have 50+ unused modules, and it doesn’t make sense to install them all by default.