Hello Joe,
I wanted to enquire what the approximate time schedule would be for the availability of an install script for VIrtualmin GPL on the upcoming Ubuntu 10.04 LTS?
Does it involve a lot of work on your part to adapt the Ubuntu 8 script to a new Ubuntu release?
I was trying to pick a Linux distro that would have a maximum time ahead without requiring a major update, so the 5 years of the Ubuntu LTS server edition seems attractive!
Many thanks for the great work on Virtualmin!
Well, no one here likes to make any time guarantees… something always comes up, and then someone is always disappointed 
However, Ubuntu 10.04 would be supported, and I’d look for it “a few weeks” after the Ubuntu release. If Ubuntu’s release is on schedule, with any luck, Virtualmin support will be available sometime in May. Or at least, sometime “near” May
I’ll talk to Joe to make sure there aren’t any gotchas involved in this case, but the above is the typical process and timeframe for new distro releases.
A few things need to happen to get Virtualmin support on a new distro:
The install script would need to be modified to handle any Ubuntu changes
All the Ubuntu software provided by Virtualmin needs to be repackaged for the new version
A lot of testing needs to be done to ensure things work as expected
Thanks for your interest, and I’ll talk to Joe about all that.
Have a good one,
-Eric
Hello Eric,
many thanks for the prompt response!
When the time comes, I’ll gladly volunteer as a beta-tester, if that’s of any use.
Best regards,
Robert
Thanks for your offer.
I spoke with Joe, and we aren’t aware of any unusual gotchas.
In fact, the new Ubuntu will make some things simpler through it’s use of the apache-suexec-custom package, which prevents Virtualmin from having to provide a custom version of Apache, since that package allows run-time configuration of suexec’s path (it’s normally a compile-time thing).
-Eric
Any status on the install for 10.04 LTS?
Please consider the virtual ssl option (via TLS/SNI) available on Ubuntu server.
Apache virtual host directives can now be of the form:
VirtualHost *:443
For examples browse to:
Both resolve to the same IP. But you’ll see that the certs are different when you inspect them. This will work in anything recent except IE/Safari/Chrome on XP. Browsers on OS X, Windows Vista & 7, and Netscape since version 2.0 on any OS will work. Browsing to above w/ IE on XP gets a default cert (in this case tls-no-server-name-indication.virtual-ssl.com).
TLS/SNI support has been enabled by default since Ubuntu Server 9.04.
Thanks
I’d like to see this happen sooner than later. I have the install.sh script and os_list.txt file patched for lucid (10.04) already (not that that’s particularly difficult work) and I get as far in the install as trying to get the virtualmin-lucid packages (which obviously don’t exist yet).
I’ve got some experience maintaining Ubuntu packages, so I’d be happy to help get this rolling if there’s anything I can do to contribute. I’m anxious because I have a client who wants to upgrade to 10.04 within a week of release. Even if it’s a beta/development release initially I’ll be happy.
EDIT: By pointing at the hardy repository I got a step further. The webmin/usermin packages are both depending on the “libmd5-perl” package, which is no longer in the repository. It’s been replaced by “libdigest-md5-file-perl”. This is probably going to require a few changes to some Perl scripts, but I’ve done this before and it’s not hard. MD5 was deprecated years ago anyway, so updating to Digest::MD5 would be good.
Thanks!
Just want to add my voice to this thread. I have an 8.04 LTS box that I will be upgrading to 10.04 LTS, and I intend to install Virtualmin on it.
Thanks!
Hi WolverineFan,
Thanks for your efforts! What I’d love to do, to give Joe a hand (Joe’s working on the Ubuntu support), is to send him the following:
A patch against the install.sh and os_list.txt files
Bullet points of anything else you’re seeing that you feel needs updated, changed, or fixed
That’ll all help get things rolling… if you can, send that to me using eric@virtualmin.com, I’ll see to it that he gets that (and that he knows it’s from you… don’t worry, I don’t intend on taking credit 
Thanks,
-Eric
I am also using 8.04 LTS and am also wanting to upgrade to 10.04 LTS.
Thank you for all your work.
Can you guys give us a date for when 10.04 LTS support will be available??
No, we don’t have a date
The most we’re offering is what I mentioned above:
Well, no one here likes to make any time guarantees… something always comes up, and then someone is always disappointed
However, Ubuntu 10.04 would be supported, and I’d look for it “a few weeks” after the Ubuntu release. If Ubuntu’s release is on schedule, with any luck, Virtualmin support will be available sometime in May. Or at least, sometime “near” May
Keep an eye out in the News forum, you’ll see an update there when it’s available
-Eric
I am new to this, so can someone answer few questions please.
I have just built a server with the HostVirtual based on Ubuntu 10.04 LTS so my question is will the install script for VIrtualmin GPL work via the SSH root?
Is there Ubuntu 10.04 LTS install script available for the Webmin?.. should I look for it?
Thanks
I have just built a server with the HostVirtual based on Ubuntu 10.04 LTS so my question is will the install script for VIrtualmin GPL work via the SSH root?
I’m not entirely certain what you’re asking, but if you can log into your server via SSH, and run commands with root privileges, then the install script will work great (once it’s available).
Is there Ubuntu 10.04 LTS install script available for the Webmin?.. should I look for it?
Webmin doesn’t have an install script of it’s own, though many distros provide packages for it. The Virtualmin install script does, however, install Webmin as part of the installation.
If you hang on for a few weeks, there will be a shiny new install script that’ll install all of that for you. Keep an eye out in the News forum for Ubuntu 10.04 support.
-Eric
Thanks Eric, you have answered my questions.
I’m looking forward to the compatibility on the install.sh with Ubuntu 10.04. I’ll be moving from Debian to a Ubuntu 10.04 based server soon and would love to have the ease of the Virtualmin install everything.
If there is any need for alpha testers I would be happy to give a bit of my time
Hi Eric,
Please let us know when you will have any testable beta and post it here in addition to the Ubuntu news… Cant wait.
-Good luck
Just hoping you could give us an update on where things stand with this, I just created a new Ubuntu 10.04 server at Rackspace not realizing that the Virtualmin installer was not yet available for the latest LTS release.
I know you can’t give us a specific timeframe and I can totally appreciate that; but it’d be really nice to know if we’re looking at “sooner” or “later” – or in other words, if things are “progressing smoothly” or “encountering unforeseen difficulties” – something like that.
Thanks!
I’m unfortunately not in the loop with all the details, all I know is that Joe is working on it
If I hear anything useful or interesting, I’ll be sure to let you all know!
-Eric
Please do let us know. I have a client who’s waiting on lucid support to purchase their licenses.
I also will be willing to give my time to test if needed