What can I do that wont step on Virtualmin install

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In researching my question on mcrypt I realized that I don’t know what I can and can’t do manually with my system in regards to Virtualmin.

What should be avoided to prevent interfering with Virtualmin?

Can I use yum?

In other words I don’t see a way to install mcrypt through Virtualmin.

If I install it through a shell using
yum install php-mcrypt
Will that create problems with Virtualmin?

Then for the bigger picture. When CentOS 5 updates to 5.2 is there a way for me to update to that through Virtualmin or will I need to do it in the shell? If I do it through the shell how will I know if that will be safe for Virtualmin?

Is there a list of everything Virtualmin manages?

Is there list of what it doesn’t manage and how those things should be managed so as not to interfere with Virtualmin’s functionality?

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actually you can by going to webmin-system-software packages-
then activate package from yum- click browse yum and in the pop-up search for php-mcrypt and it will show up, letting you install it.

webmin is what lets you control and manage your system
virtualmin is a webmins module to let you manage the virtualhosting part of that system<br><br>Post edited by: ronald, at: 2008/05/29 02:05

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Ah HA! :slight_smile:

Thanks Ronald!

I had seen the Software Packages Module before but didn’t notice the Install from Yum.

… install complete. :slight_smile:

When I say Virtualmin I mean the whole Virtualmin/Webmin install as an entire entity like the company or the url ^^ up there :slight_smile:

Is there a better way for me to say that to differentiate between the whole thing and just the Virtual Hosting Virtualmin?