How To Install zoneminder-doc on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install zoneminder-doc on Kali Linux. zoneminder-doc is video camera security and surveillance solution (documentation)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install zoneminder-doc on Kali Linux.

What is zoneminder-doc

zoneminder-doc 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.

This package provides ZoneMinder documentation in HTML format.

There are three methods to install zoneminder-doc on Kali Linux. 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-doc 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-doc using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install zoneminder-doc

Install zoneminder-doc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install zoneminder-doc using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install zoneminder-doc

Install zoneminder-doc Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install zoneminder-doc using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install zoneminder-doc

How To Uninstall zoneminder-doc on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the zoneminder-doc package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove zoneminder-doc

Uninstall zoneminder-doc And Its Dependencies

To uninstall zoneminder-doc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove zoneminder-doc

Remove zoneminder-doc Configurations and Data

To remove zoneminder-doc configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge zoneminder-doc

Remove zoneminder-doc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove zoneminder-doc configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge zoneminder-doc

Dependencies

zoneminder-doc have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install zoneminder-doc package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.