I am trying to install Zone Minder on an older Ubuntu 18.4 laptop. Once I get that working I might buy a fanless mini PC that would sit with my networking equipment. Probably a Qotom or something similar. But from looking through the documentation and the forum, its not clear to me which distro I should focus on using once I get a fanless mini PC. The one document I read said that Ubuntu isn't as well maintained. Would I be better off with Debian, Fedora or something else.
Thanks
Which Linux distro should I use
Re: Which Linux distro should I use
What document says ubuntu is not well supported?
Debian / Ubuntu are the best distros for beginners. Fedora is supported as well.
See install docs on the https://wiki.zoneminder.com/Contents
specifically the Ubuntu and Debian docs. Either should work.
https://wiki.zoneminder.com/Ubuntu
https://wiki.zoneminder.com/Debian
Debian / Ubuntu are the best distros for beginners. Fedora is supported as well.
See install docs on the https://wiki.zoneminder.com/Contents
specifically the Ubuntu and Debian docs. Either should work.
https://wiki.zoneminder.com/Ubuntu
https://wiki.zoneminder.com/Debian
fastest way to test streams:
ffmpeg -i rtsp://<user>:<pass>@<ipaddress>:554/path ./output.mp4 (if terminal only)
ffplay rtsp://<user>:<pass>@<ipaddress>:554/path (gui)
find paths on ispydb or in zm hcl
If you are new to security software, read:
https://wiki.zoneminder.com/Dummies_Guide
ffmpeg -i rtsp://<user>:<pass>@<ipaddress>:554/path ./output.mp4 (if terminal only)
ffplay rtsp://<user>:<pass>@<ipaddress>:554/path (gui)
find paths on ispydb or in zm hcl
If you are new to security software, read:
https://wiki.zoneminder.com/Dummies_Guide
Re: Which Linux distro should I use
For the most part, consider Ubuntu and Debian to be the same thing. Technically they are not at all the same and Ubuntu is based on Debian.
Whatever you do, choose LTS (long-term-support) versions with at least a first patch or update.
Whatever you do, choose LTS (long-term-support) versions with at least a first patch or update.