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CentOS Quick Install CD ISO Images from Cpanel

The ISO files can be downloaded from:

http://layer1.cpanel.net/CentOS-5.4-i386-cPanel.iso

http://layer1.cpanel.net/CentOS-5.4-x86_64-cPanel.iso

Sample kickstart file for automated CentOS Linux installs: http://httpupdate.cpanel.net/cpanel-ks.cfg

How to install or add a package in FreeBSD

To install a Port: (ImageMagick as an example)

If you do not have a source of local packages (such as a FreeBSD CD-ROM set) then it will probably be easier to use the -r option to pkg_add(1). This will cause the utility to automatically determine the correct object format and release and then fetch and install the package from an FTP site.

The example above would download the correct package and add it without any further user intervention.

pkg_info(1) is a utility that lists and describes the various packages installed.

To remove a previously installed software package, use the pkg_delete(1) utility.

How to Install RVSkins

RVSkin is an awesome skin for cPanel, the installation is pretty straight-forward, and is done via SSH, RVSkin is a multilingual, multi-theme advanced skin management software for cPanel server.

Root access is required.

You can now login to WHM (as root) and navigate to RVSkin Manager, listed under Plugins in the left-hand navigation.

How to install Softaculous in WHM

1) In order to install Softaculous ensure ionCube Loaders are enabled.

If it is not enabled you can go to WHM >> Tweak Settings >>PHP >> Select ioncube from Loader to use for internal cPanel PHP

2) Now Login to the server as root.

3)Go to the directory /usr/local/cpanel/whostmgr/docroot/cgi

4) Download Softaculous

5) Change the permissions to 755

That’s for the command line.

Now login to WHM

6) Go to WHM > Plugins> Softaculous – Instant Installs

Necessary packages for ffmpeg and ffmpeg-php Install

First run the command uname to find the arch

Then download rpmforge-release

Run svn checkout:

Copy codecs for mplayer:

If you are using secure tmp:

For ffmpeg-php