Installing WebMin
Intro
Webmin allows you to remotely manage and administer a Linux based machine from a simple browser.
Here are the instructions to quickly install the administration in Debian Webmin (and Ubuntu):
Installation
Install package needed for WebMin:
sudo apt-get install libnet-ssleay-perl libauthen-pam-perl libio-pty-perl libmd5-perl
Go to
http://www.webmin.com/download.html
Download the
.deb (e.g. webmin_1.390_all.deb)
To install WebMin, double-click on
.deb or type in:
sudo dpkg --install webmin_1.390_all.deb
To enter password:
sudo /usr/share/webmin/changepass.pl /etc/webmin root your_password
Note that: This does not change the root password, but the password for the Webmin admin called "root".
Go to
https://localhost:10000/ and log in with the "root" account and your password.
Login
Monitoring your system:
Using the firewall utility: