Does it work on Mint?
Does it work on Mint?
Hi, I have Linux Mint and I'm looking for webcam software. It is not clear to me if yours works only on Debian or would also work on Mint?
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Re: Does it work on Mint?
Sure it does, i am running it on 16 - 17- 18 versions
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Re: Does it work on Mint?
okay, thanks, I'll download it and try.. using cheese right now which works (very slow frame rate, don't know if that's the fault of my camera or my computer or cheese - or Mint ) but doesn't have many features... I'd love to be able to monitor my iP cams, had ISPY and it didn't go too well.
Re: Does it work on Mint?
I'm on Mint 18 and I just followed the official guide's instructions for Ubuntu 16.04. And it works.abrogard wrote:Hi, I have Linux Mint and I'm looking for webcam software. It is not clear to me if yours works only on Debian or would also work on Mint?
Re: Does it work on Mint?
Well that's good but now how do I get it? I go to zoneminder site and now I know which ver to get but when I click on that one I go to a site that seems to only offer a debian distro with zoneminder included...
I can't get software manager her in Mint to find it... is there some way I can?
Or has someone a link where I can get it..
I can't get software manager her in Mint to find it... is there some way I can?
Or has someone a link where I can get it..
Re: Does it work on Mint?
what do you mean you can't get software manager?abrogard wrote:Well that's good but now how do I get it? I go to zoneminder site and now I know which ver to get but when I click on that one I go to a site that seems to only offer a debian distro with zoneminder included...
I can't get software manager her in Mint to find it... is there some way I can?
Or has someone a link where I can get it..
I got zoneminder through Synaptic.
Re: Does it work on Mint?
I meant when i get Mint Software manager up it doesn't seem to be able to look around and find Zoneminder.
So I found myself at packages.debian.org and I tried to download/install Synaptic - a download manager, I think, right? - and Zoneminder.
Some package installer popped up and apparently tried to install each of them as I presented them and for each one failed on the same kind of error: Dependency not satisified. For Synaptic is was libgnutls30 (>=3:5:0) and for Zoneminder it was libavcodec57 (>=7:3.0)
Anyone got any help on that?
So I found myself at packages.debian.org and I tried to download/install Synaptic - a download manager, I think, right? - and Zoneminder.
Some package installer popped up and apparently tried to install each of them as I presented them and for each one failed on the same kind of error: Dependency not satisified. For Synaptic is was libgnutls30 (>=3:5:0) and for Zoneminder it was libavcodec57 (>=7:3.0)
Anyone got any help on that?
Re: Does it work on Mint?
Don't use a package installer. Use a terminal and the install instructions from the WIKI for your version of Ubuntu/Mint. Very easy to copy the input from the web page and paste into the terminal window (that is how I do it and I've written most of the Ubuntu instructions!).abrogard wrote:I meant when i get Mint Software manager up it doesn't seem to be able to look around and find Zoneminder.
So I found myself at packages.debian.org and I tried to download/install Synaptic - a download manager, I think, right? - and Zoneminder.
Some package installer popped up and apparently tried to install each of them as I presented them and for each one failed on the same kind of error: Dependency not satisified. For Synaptic is was libgnutls30 (>=3:5:0) and for Zoneminder it was libavcodec57 (>=7:3.0)
Anyone got any help on that?
https://wiki.zoneminder.com/Ubuntu
Re: Does it work on Mint?
Use a terminal means use the SUDO cmd line I guess? I did that. With two things. first one went alright, zoneminder appeared to go alright but hasn't in fact turned up. It's not there. (the first one was simply Opera browser, it installed fine).
I just issue sudo apt install zoneminder or something as simple as that and it set off doing it happily and completed happily, apparently, but its not there.
I'll follow your Wiki suggestion.
But is there someway I could/should undo all the previous work first ? The failed package installer? My failed sudo install?
I just issue sudo apt install zoneminder or something as simple as that and it set off doing it happily and completed happily, apparently, but its not there.
I'll follow your Wiki suggestion.
But is there someway I could/should undo all the previous work first ? The failed package installer? My failed sudo install?
Re: Does it work on Mint?
If you are expecting an icon to show up on your desktop for Zoneminder, it won't. You access Zoneminder via a web browser.abrogard wrote:Use a terminal means use the SUDO cmd line I guess? I did that. With two things. first one went alright, zoneminder appeared to go alright but hasn't in fact turned up. It's not there. (the first one was simply Opera browser, it installed fine).
I just issue sudo apt install zoneminder or something as simple as that and it set off doing it happily and completed happily, apparently, but its not there.
I'll follow your Wiki suggestion.
But is there someway I could/should undo all the previous work first ? The failed package installer? My failed sudo install?
As for "fixing" your prior attempts... reinstall Ubuntu/Mint on your PC is the best bet. Or, follow the WIKI instructions from start even if you have already done the step. Don't skip anything and when you are done Zoneminder should work.
Re: Does it work on Mint?
thanks for that. i was expecting an icon.. something after the style of cheese or 'yawcam' (i use on windows). when i get back to that machine i'll look again, maybe it is there after all... access from a browser? like what page? how? maybe i'll find out...
Edit: I think I found out. https://www.howtoforge.com/video_survei ... der_ubuntu
I installed apache and now I get the default apache2 web page at localhost.
localhost/zm does me no good - file not found. Do I maybe need to reinstall zm?
Edit: I think I found out. https://www.howtoforge.com/video_survei ... der_ubuntu
I installed apache and now I get the default apache2 web page at localhost.
localhost/zm does me no good - file not found. Do I maybe need to reinstall zm?
Re: Does it work on Mint?
I say, or write again... you need to follow the instructions on the WIKI or Read The Docs "official" documentation site:abrogard wrote:thanks for that. i was expecting an icon.. something after the style of cheese or 'yawcam' (i use on windows). when i get back to that machine i'll look again, maybe it is there after all... access from a browser? like what page? how? maybe i'll find out...
Edit: I think I found out. https://www.howtoforge.com/video_survei ... der_ubuntu
I installed apache and now I get the default apache2 web page at localhost.
localhost/zm does me no good - file not found. Do I maybe need to reinstall zm?
http://zoneminder.readthedocs.io/en/latest/
https://wiki.zoneminder.com/Ubuntu
If you did not install LAMP you need to add tasksel (apt-get install tasksel) then run tasksel and choose LAMP. Yes, you can add all the bits to get Zoneminder to work but why reinvent the wheel when we have done all that for you and have tried to make it easy?
Re: Does it work on Mint?
Sorry, i have charged off down the wrong track again looks like ...... I'm always doing that. If I would just slow down I'd go better.... Okay. I'll go back and start following the wiki..
Re: Does it work on Mint?
If you are using Mint 18 you can use the shell script I created to install Zoneminder. Yes, you will still have to do some input when prompted by the script but it should be easier than the command line method.
See: https://wiki.zoneminder.com/Ubuntu_Serv ... ell_script
See: https://wiki.zoneminder.com/Ubuntu_Serv ... ell_script