Install fails - vanilla ubuntu 26.10

Webmin
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SYSTEM INFORMATION
OS type and version 26.10
Webmin version 2.610

install fails - vanilla ubuntu 26.10

sudo apt install --install-recommends webmin -y
Installing:
  webmin

Summary:
  Upgrading: 0, Installing: 1, Removing: 0, Not Upgrading: 0
  Download size: 27.3 MB
  Space needed: 158 MB / 197 GB available

Get:1 https://download.webmin.com/download/newkey/repository stable/contrib amd64 webmin all 2.610 [27.3 MB]
Fetched 27.3 MB in 1s (23.9 MB/s)
Selecting previously unselected package webmin.
(Reading database ... 200487 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack .../archives/webmin_2.610_all.deb ...
Unpacking webmin (2.610) ...
Setting up webmin (2.610) ...
E: Webmin server cannot be started. It is advised to start it manually by
   running "/etc/webmin/restart-by-force-kill" command
grep: /etc/webmin/miniserv.conf: No such file or directory

contents of /etc/webmin only show uninstall.sh

:/etc/webmin$ ls -al
total 20
drwxr-xr-x   2 root root  4096 Jan  2 23:30 .
drwxr-xr-x 147 root root 12288 Jan  2 23:29 ..
-rwxr-xr-x   1 root root   477 Jan  2 23:30 uninstall.sh
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Does it work if you directly download and install the package from Webmin GitHub releases page?

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Can you provide us with a link to download Ubuntu 26.10?

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Ubuntu Resolute Raccoon (development branch) sorry i guess it’s 26.04 :

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I ran the uninstall.sh from /etc/webmin since that was the only file in there, then downloaded the webmin_2.610_all.deb from the github link

same issue after installing:

grep: /etc/webmin/miniserv.conf: No such file or directory
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I’d need to take a closer look by setting up an Ubuntu 26.04 system.

And, keep in mind, those are the daily builds—there might be bugs!

Do you know if they have ARM64 downloads?

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I can see one here

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Alright, thanks for reporting this! I have added support for the Ubuntu 26.x.

You are welcome to try the latest development version using this link:

https://download.webmin.dev/webmin-latest.deb
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This works now!
dpkg -i threw some errors

~/Downloads$ sudo dpkg -i webmin-latest.deb 
[sudo: authenticate] Password: 
Selecting previously unselected package webmin.
(Reading database ... 186973 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack webmin-latest.deb ...
Unpacking webmin (2.610.202601052122) ...
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of webmin:
 webmin depends on libauthen-pam-perl; however:
  Package libauthen-pam-perl is not installed.
 webmin depends on libio-pty-perl; however:
  Package libio-pty-perl is not installed.

dpkg: error processing package webmin (--install):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured

but fixed with

~$ sudo apt --fix-broken install
Correcting dependencies... Done 
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
  gnome-power-manager   libglibmm-2.68-1t64   libsigc++-3.0-0                 linux-modules-6.17.0-8-generic
  gnome-system-monitor  libgtkmm-4.0-0        linux-headers-6.17.0-8          linux-tools-6.17.0-8
  libcairomm-1.16-1     libpangomm-2.48-1t64  linux-headers-6.17.0-8-generic  linux-tools-6.17.0-8-generic
Use 'sudo apt autoremove' to remove them.

Installing dependencies:
  libauthen-pam-perl  libio-pty-perl

Running dpkg -i then worked and I have trusty webmin! Awesome :smile:

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Running on a desktop version of your OS feels like a terrible idea for a server.

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you don’t know my use case, linux prowess or anything outside of this post. I have merely stated that webmin didn’t install on vanilla ubunutu 26.x (It does work now).

Experimentation should be embraced, not scowled upon.

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Sorry, wasn’t meaning to scowl. Experimentation is great.

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And, you can now install Virtualmin on the Ubuntu 26.04 development preview using the latest development version of the Virtualmin install script with the -g B flag. In April, when Ubuntu 26.04 LTS is released, we will make it a Grade A system.

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