I am installing webmin 2.000 on MX-21.2 KDE. I have tried all three installation methods: with APT, .deb and .tar. All three methods fail. I had to completely restore my system after each trial.
With APT repository, and also with .deb, either apt-get or dpkg get stuck at the message "Unpacking webmin...". Afterwards, the whole package management system is broken.
When I go through the procedure specific to .tar, the installation comes to an end, BUT the (re)start of the webmin server fails. When I try /etc/webmin/start, I get the message that the system wasn't booted with systemd (which is probably true but doesn't actually tell me anything).
What am I doing wrong?
Tx,
t.
Last edit: thorsten 2022-09-08
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This message means you need to reboot the system before you can add programs to it
This is mandatory
On 8 Sep 2022 at 10:13, thorsten wrote:
Hi there
I am installing webmin 2.000 on MX-21.2 KDE. I have tried all three installation methods: with
APT, .deb and .tar. All three methods fail.
With APT repository, and also with .deb, either apt-get or dpkg get stuck at the message
"Unpacking webmin...". Afterwards, the whole package management system is broken.
When I go through the procedure specific to .tar, the installation comes to an end, BUT the
(re)start or the webmin server fails. When I try /etc/webmin/start, I get the message that the
system wasn't booted with systemd (which is probably true but doesn't actually tell me anything).
What am I doing wrong?
Tx,
t.
MX-21.2 KDE: webmin 2.000 installer crashes dpkg and apt-get
... we just don't support MXLinux (yet)?
Well, not really. webmin 1.9xx was running nicely on MX for months/years, and even 2.000 still does (on another system of mine). I just can't get to install it from scratch on my laptop, whatever I try, and have no clue why this is.
Hi there
I am installing webmin 2.000 on MX-21.2 KDE. I have tried all three installation methods: with APT, .deb and .tar. All three methods fail. I had to completely restore my system after each trial.
With APT repository, and also with .deb, either apt-get or dpkg get stuck at the message "Unpacking webmin...". Afterwards, the whole package management system is broken.
When I go through the procedure specific to .tar, the installation comes to an end, BUT the (re)start of the webmin server fails. When I try /etc/webmin/start, I get the message that the system wasn't booted with systemd (which is probably true but doesn't actually tell me anything).
What am I doing wrong?
Tx,
t.
Last edit: thorsten 2022-09-08
This message means you need to reboot the system before you can add programs to it
This is mandatory
On 8 Sep 2022 at 10:13, thorsten wrote:
You're not doing anything wrong, we just don't support MXLinux (yet).
AFAIK, MX uses systemctl, not systemd
I see. Can you start Webmin using
/etc/webmin/.start-initcommand?... we just don't support MXLinux (yet)?
Well, not really. webmin 1.9xx was running nicely on MX for months/years, and even 2.000 still does (on another system of mine). I just can't get to install it from scratch on my laptop, whatever I try, and have no clue why this is.
Last edit: thorsten 2022-09-08