{"id":53515,"date":"2020-03-09T12:24:57","date_gmt":"2020-03-09T17:24:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/?p=53515"},"modified":"2026-03-11T10:59:25","modified_gmt":"2026-03-11T14:59:25","slug":"how-to-install-webmin-on-ubuntu-apt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/product-guides\/cloud-server\/how-to-install-webmin-on-ubuntu-apt\/","title":{"rendered":"Install Webmin on Ubuntu 20.04"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"538\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/webmin-install-ubuntu-1024x538.jpg\" alt=\"Install Webmin on Ubuntu 18.04 and 20.04\" class=\"wp-image-92900\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/webmin-install-ubuntu-1024x538.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/webmin-install-ubuntu-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/webmin-install-ubuntu-768x403.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/webmin-install-ubuntu.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1360px) 876px, (min-width: 960px) calc(61.58vw + 51px), calc(100vw - 80px)\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.webmin.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Webmin<\/strong><\/a> is a system administration tool that enables you to manage a web server without the command-line interface (CLI). 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