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I just downloaded Hiawatha version 6.12 and used the command line:

sudo gdebi hiawatha_6.12_i386.deb

to start the installation.

I received the following reports at the command line:

Advanced and secure webserver for Unix
Do you want to install the software package? [y/N]:y
Selecting previously deselected package hiawatha.
(Reading database ... 144935 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking hiawatha (from hiawatha_6.12_i386.deb) ...
Setting up hiawatha (6.12) ...
update-rc.d: warning: /etc/init.d/hiawatha missing LSB style header
Starting webserver: Hiawatha
update-rc.d: warning: /etc/init.d/php-fcgi missing LSB style header

Processing triggers for man-db ...

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Hiawatha is running in the background and a link to 127.0.0.1
shows the Hiawatha default welcome page.

Question: is the missing LSB style header an important issue?

the missing LSB style header is not important. It's just a new format of the initscript, but that doesn't mean that the older format isn't functional anymore. But thanks for letting me know, I will fix this for the next release.

About using the .deb file on Ubuntu: the .deb file is created for Debian. I know, Ubuntu is a Debian clone. But I don't guarantee Hiawatha will work 100% oke, although many use the .deb file under Ubuntu and never complained. The reason is possible mismatching libraries (libraries in Ubuntu may be a little different from the ones in Debian). The best way to run Hiawatha under Ubuntu is to unzip the source tarball, use './configure' and 'make deb'. This will make a Ubuntu optimized .deb file.