Error during new installation of Webmin

This is the problem. Something is already on port 10000 when Webmin tries to start. Maybe an old Webmin installation?

Kill whatever is on port 10000, and then dpkg --configure -a

That said, it’s a bug that starting Webmin results in dpkg being in an unconfigured state. This shouldn’t happen. @Ilia @Jamie we need an || after the service start to prevent this. Installation shouldn’t fail like this just because the service can’t start. (I mean, it’s a package bug to leave dpkg in an unconfigured state like this, not merely a matter of taste.)

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