Before installing WebConsole, you must already have Perl5 installed on your system.  Perl is usually installed as /usr/local/bin/perl or /usr/bin/perl, and comes as part of most recent versions of Linux. If you don't have Perl, you can download the source from http://www.perl.com/ and compile it for your system. When unpacked, the distribution creates a subdirectory called webconsole-5.0 under the current directory.  So, if you want to install WebConsole into /usr/local/webconsole-5.0 you should do something like: 

[root@futplex ~]# cp wcux50.tar.gz /usr/local
[root@futplex ~]# cd /usr/local
[root@futplex local]# gunzip wcux50.tar.gz
[root@futplex local]# tar xf wcux50.tar
[root@futplex local]# cd webconsole-5.0

In the newly created directory is a script called setup.sh. When run, this script will ask for: 
 * The WebConsole configuration directory
 * The directory in which all WebConsole configuration information is stored. 
   This is now separate from the WebConsole install directory, so that configurations are saved when you upgrade. 
   note: If you have previously installed WebConsole and use the same config directory, this will be the only question asked. 
 * The WebConsole log directory
 * The location for pid and webserver log files. 
 * The full path to perl on your system. This is usually /usr/bin/perl or /usr/local/bin/perl
 * Your Operating system type
 * The setup script will display a list of supported systems. If your OS is not on the list, 
   you can try choosing the closest match. However this may not work properly, and may even cause serious problems!
 * Web server port
 * The TCP port that the WebConsole web server will listen on.
 * Web server login and password
 * The login name and password used to acess the WebConsole web server.
 * Web server hostname
 * The hostname of the machine on which WebConsole will run.
 *Use SSL
  note: This question will only be asked if your system has the Perl SSL libraries (SSLeay.pm) installed.
 * Start WebConsole at boot time
   If your OS is supported, WebConsole will ask if you want to have it automatically started at boot time. 

Assuming you answer all the above questions correctly, the WebConsole web server will be started and the setup script will give you the URL to go to. Enter this URL into your browser, and you will be prompted for the login and password that you choose in setup.sh. Once you have logged in, your browser should show the main WebConsole page, on which is an icon for each module you have installed.