issue when trying to install modules/packages

[anwoke8204]

hello I am getting the follwoign when I am trying to install modules:

Building complete list of packages ..
Now installing httpd mod_.* ..
HTTP/1.0 500 Perl execution failed Server: MiniServ/1.900 Date: Wed, 28 Nov 2018 11:52:16 GMT Content-type: text/html; Charset=iso-8859-1 Connection: close
Error - Perl execution failed
Undefined subroutine &package_updates::update_system_install called at ./package-updates-lib.pl line 391.

also webmin is black and white, instead of the usual colors. this is on a fresh server install. I have tried via the repo as well as the rpm, and I get the same error when I try to install modules.

[Ilia]

This issue has been fixed and the fix will be included in the next Webmin .

[rj elleray]

thanks on behalf of your users for the prompt response.

presumably this would be available on the webmin beta/nightly's ?

[Ilia]

Yes, in time it will.

[anwoke8204]

ok, so how do we fix it for now to resolve the issue?

[Ilia]

You could simply apply this patch to the changed file.

https://github.com/webmin/webmin/commit/5d0bd909f0bfe45092ab783f95e4e989e5ed8b8f

[anwoke8204]

ok, how do I apply that patch?

[Ilia]

Simply update package-updates/package-updates-lib.pl with provided fixes.

[anwoke8204]

so just edit the file with those changes?

[Ilia]

Yes, or you could update file completely:

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/webmin/webmin/5d0bd909f0bfe45092ab783f95e4e989e5ed8b8f/package-updates/package-updates-lib.pl

[Sunil Kumar]

I would be glad if you provide steps to do it !!
Trying file file but not able to get that file name on server.

[Ilia]

What is your OS where you're running Webmin on?

[Ilia]

Okay, you can open Dropdown Command Line for Webmin by clicking an icon in navigation menu or using hotkey Alt+K and run the following command:

For Ubuntu/Debian:

curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/webmin/webmin/5d0bd909f0bfe45092ab783f95e4e989e5ed8b8f/package-updates/package-updates-lib.pl | cat > /usr/share/webmin/package-updates/package-updates-lib.pl

For RHEL based (CentOS/Fedora):

curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/webmin/webmin/5d0bd909f0bfe45092ab783f95e4e989e5ed8b8f/package-updates/package-updates-lib.pl | cat > /usr/libexec/webmin/package-updates/package-updates-lib.pl

In case you don't have curl installed, then install it. To install it run for Debian/Ubuntu the following command:

apt-get -y install curl

and for RHEL :

yum -y install curl

Then Package Manager will work just fine.