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I have installed ZM under Linux Mint (Gloria) from the repos. I got a notice that there is an update from the ZM console. I only see source code for the 1.24x branch.

I am a bit leery of upgrading from source since I installed from a repo:

Should I do this, or wait for an official update from Mint?

Well, if I ever get a chance to retire, I'll give it a shot.

Anyhoo, the program is doing a great job. I have seen software like this that didn't look nearly sophisticated running for around $1500.00. Really good job on the software. Open-source projects amaze me.

Yeah, I had to spend quite some time searching the Internet to find another poor newbie who had the same question, "How do I run this thing?" It can be difficult to wade through instructions sometimes. They give you a history of the development, talk about how wonderful their application is, blah ...

I don't understand why the Wiki instructions don't say anything about how to actually run Zoneminder. When I get away from it for awhile I forget how I logged in via the webpage. Sometimes you really need to have some simple instructions like "type this in the address bar to configure Zoneminder."

Thanks for the help.

Sorry to sound like an idiot, but I don't understand about 20% of the instructions on the wiki. For instance: "Min/Maximum Pixel Threshold These setting are used to define limits for the difference in value between a pixel and its predecessor in the reference image. For greyscale images this is ...