How To Install zoneminder on Ubuntu
Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )
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Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install zoneminder on Ubuntu.
What is zoneminder
zoneminder is:
ZoneMinder is intended for use in single or multi-camera video security applications, including commercial or home CCTV, theft prevention and child or family member or home monitoring and other care scenarios. It supports capture, analysis, recording, and monitoring of video data coming from one or more video or network cameras attached to a Linux system. ZoneMinder also support web and semi-automatic control of Pan/Tilt/Zoom cameras using a variety of protocols. It is suitable for use as a home video security system and for commercial or professional video security and surveillance. It can also be integrated into a home automation system via X.10 or other protocols.
There are three methods to install zoneminder on Ubuntu. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install zoneminder Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install zoneminder using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install zoneminder
Install zoneminder Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install zoneminder using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install zoneminder
Install zoneminder Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install zoneminder using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install zoneminder
How To Uninstall zoneminder on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the zoneminder package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove zoneminder
Uninstall zoneminder And Its Dependencies
To uninstall zoneminder and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove zoneminder
Remove zoneminder Configurations and Data
To remove zoneminder configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge zoneminder
Remove zoneminder configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove zoneminder configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge zoneminder
Dependencies
zoneminder have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install zoneminder package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.