How To Install zoneminder on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

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 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 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 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 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install zoneminder

How To Uninstall zoneminder on Kali Linux

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 Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove zoneminder

Remove zoneminder Configurations and Data

To remove zoneminder configuration and data from Kali Linux 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:

• fonts-glyphicons-halflings
• perl

References

• zoneminder website

Summary

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