ZM and Debian 10 install problems

[Einar]

Hi,

I just downloaded and installed Debian 10.0.
Then started here: https://wiki.zoneminder.com/Debian_10_B ... e_Easy_Way
Got as far as point 3. which gave me an error msg like this:
"The value "sid" is not valid for APT::Default-Release as such a release is not available in the sources"
This may not be exact, as I installed Norwegian language and locale, so I got the error msg in danish (not kidding!).
And I assume few here would understand that.

So, I got no further.
I did try "apt list | grep zoneminder" which yielded no output. I thought it would?

Regards
Einar

[CountyLine]

1. 1.33.x is not in Debian Sid. Currently it has 1.32.3. You probably should be posting in that area of the forum.

2. Sounds like you might have done something wrong in step 1. Try doing that step over. You can substitute unstable for sid. Sid is a nickname for unstable.

3. If you are going to be using Debian only for or primarily for ZoneMinder, I suggest converting everything to unstable. You will be ahead in the long run. You should probably Google something like "running Debian unstable" to see the pros and cons. As it stands now, you will be running a mixed system, which is strongly discouraged by the Gods of Debian. Mixed systems tend to break.

4. Install synaptic if you don't already have it. It is a graphical package manager and is much easier to use than the command line tools, especially for reviewing what is already on your system.

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sudo apt install synaptic

My /etc/apt/sources.list follows just in case the example in the Wiki is unreachable from your location.

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deb http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/ stable contrib non-free main  

deb http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/ testing contrib non-free main  

deb http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/ sid contrib non-free main  

Note: I don't have to worry about distribution naming this way. By periodically updating, I effectively have a rolling distribution, which so many people claim isn't possible with Debian.

I don't have any security entries in my list because unstable doesn't get formal security updates. Just about anything in unstable is automatically patched by the maintainers anyway. I also subscribe to the Debian security list to keep informed.

[Einar]

Thanks for your response!
I have some useful feedback myself. I became annoyed by Debian spitting out messages in norwegian, danish and swedish! I was just waiting for it to go icelandic!!

Yes, they are similar, but not identical by any means. Also it is a PITA when googling for whattodos based on messages.

Sooo, I reinstalled it with English language. I prefer that, but was afraid my keyboard would be jumbled. But choosing norwegian keyboard can be done even if language is english.

OK, so now things work as the instructions say. At least so far as to step 6.
And I will read through your response here too. It seems there may be some things there for me to consider.
Some of the messages when installing indicateds what I got is Zoneminder 1.32.3-2, so you are right, I am in the wrong forum area.
Someone with power to do it may move it over. I did not actually know what version I would be getting.

I am pretty sure I did exactly the same steps in both attempts, so maybe someone should warn against using other than english Debian install?

And I still had to set up sudo and add /sbin to PATH to get going.