Ubuntu 14.04.3 LTS - PPA or Pinning?

[jtech]

Hi there,

Just finally getting an IP camera to add to my Ubuntu 14.04.3 LTS system so I'd like to upgrade from v1.26.5 to v1.28.x.

I'm a little confused as to the best and supported way to upgrade.
It seems you can:

• a) upgrade your base distribution to a non LTS version of ubuntu
  
  b) Add a PPA (add-apt-repository ppa:iconnor/zoneminder)
  
  c) Possibly use Ubuntu package pinning to pull in a newer 1.28.1-8 version of Ubuntu packages from Wily.
  eg using instructions from https://help.ubuntu.com/community/PinningHowto
  
  d) Building from source

It seems like if I want to stay on Ubuntu 14.04.3 the easiest routes are B) or C).

But from what I read it sounds like doing B) and adding ppa:iconnor/zoneminder is not supposed to be used for production machines?
Or has the above become a sort of current "production" ubuntu version?
(with the PPA for ppa:iconnor/zoneminder-master now the development version just for testing for 1.29.x and future releases?)

Reading the easy way using a PPA:
https://wiki.zoneminder.com/Ubuntu_Serv ... e_easy_way

It states at the top of the page:
"22OCT15 Returned this to original version as 1.28.1 has been returned to the iconnor PPA"

Does this mean that B) now has turned into the preferred way to upgrade from the older 1.26.5 version in the Trusty 14.04 package repository?

Thanks!

[bbunge]

See: https://wiki.zoneminder.com/Common_Issu ... PA_version

[bbunge]

Sorry, I did not fully answer your question.

I would recommend your option "B" The upgrade from the PPA, I feel, is the safest way to do it. I have run the install and upgrades on various versions of Ubuntu and Zoneminder works afterwards. and with the new release you will get ZM 1.29.0!

[jtech]

Thanks for your suggestion, the only thing that makes me nervous about that is running a production server and running a development version (eg 1.29).

I was reading in the 1.29 forum someone not realizing that they were upgrading to 1.29 from 1.28 when using the ppa:iconnor/zoneminder-master.

But I suppose if I used the version ppa:iconnor/zoneminder (without the -master) it is a more stable version?

[bbunge]

Ah.. 1.29.0 is no longer in development. It went live on 04FEB16. Your upgrade should go without any problems.

Don't use the master PPA! 1.29.0 is in the "normal" PPA.

bb