CentOS docs - May 2009 - Comments on draft TipsAndTricks/InstallWebminRepo page

Apropos http://wiki.centos.org/TipsAndTricks/InstallWebminRepo

Suggested changes (mostly nit-picky :-) ...

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Change:

Webmin is a web-based interface ...

to:

[http://www.webmin.com/index.html WebMin] is a web-based interface ...
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Change:

When you install WebMin from repository yum keeps an eye on new WebMin 
versions (for example, security-related releases) and when you issue 
"yum upgrade" you will see if a new WebMin version available.

to:

When [http://www.webmin.com/ WebMin] is installed from a repository, bug 
fixes and security patches can be automated as are other system updates, 
and managed using yum.
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Login to your server as root (you may login as user and then su to root 
if your system is set up this way).

to:

[:TipsAndTricks/BecomingRoot:Become root.]
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Then issue the following command to allow execution of this file by the 
shell:

to:

Make the file executable:
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Ok. WebMin repo and WebMin itself is now installed.

to:

The WebMin repo and application are now installed.
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Very nice page.  One of these days I'll get around to actually trying it.

Phil

Phil Schaffner wrote:
> Apropos http://wiki.centos.org/TipsAndTricks/InstallWebminRepo
> 
> Suggested changes (mostly nit-picky :-) ...
> 
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Just  brief look at the page, can do with some grammar checks I think. Also,

1) Have we asked for feedback on that article and perhaps solicit more 
centos specific content from the webmin users.

2) Have we considered building a webmin-release-*-.rpm and asking for 
inclusion in the webmin repo directly ?

- KB

Applied your fixes, thanks a lot!

2009/5/13 Phil Schaffner <Philip.R.Schaffner at
nasa.gov>:
> Apropos http://wiki.centos.org/TipsAndTricks/InstallWebminRepo
>
> Suggested changes (mostly nit-picky :-) ...
>
> --------------------------------------------------------------------
> Change:
>
> Webmin is a web-based interface ...
>
> to:
>
> [http://www.webmin.com/index.html WebMin] is a web-based interface ...
> --------------------------------------------------------------------
> Change:
>
> When you install WebMin from repository yum keeps an eye on new WebMin
> versions (for example, security-related releases) and when you issue
> "yum upgrade" you will see if a new WebMin version available.
>
> to:
>
> When [http://www.webmin.com/ WebMin] is installed from a repository, bug
> fixes and security patches can be automated as are other system updates,
> and managed using yum.
> --------------------------------------------------------------------
> Change:
>
> Login to your server as root (you may login as user and then su to root
> if your system is set up this way).
>
> to:
>
> [:TipsAndTricks/BecomingRoot:Become root.]
> --------------------------------------------------------------------
> Change:
>
> Then issue the following command to allow execution of this file by the
> shell:
>
> to:
>
> Make the file executable:
> --------------------------------------------------------------------
> Change:
>
> Ok. WebMin repo and WebMin itself is now installed.
>
> to:
>
> The WebMin repo and application are now installed.
> --------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Very nice page. ?One of these days I'll get around to actually trying
it.
>
> Phil
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Phil Schaffner wrote:
> Apropos http://wiki.centos.org/TipsAndTricks/InstallWebminRepo
> 
> Suggested changes (mostly nit-picky :-) ...
> 
I had another suggestion, and this fits in the nit picky range as well :)


You have the user paste all those lines into a file and the make it 
executable and then run it... a lot of un-needed steps.

Try this, (I have tested and it works great):

Copy this code [without the <code> tags but do include the parenthesis ]

<code>
(echo "[Webmin]
name=Webmin Distribution Neutral
baseurl=http://download.webmin.com/download/yum
enabled=1" >/etc/yum.repos.d/webmin.repo
rpm --import http://www.webmin.com/jcameron-key.asc
yum -y install webmin)
</code>

Now instruct them to paste this right in the console, and press enter... 
done!