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I am new to Linux and Ubuntu, I thought it would be sort of a new hobbie to get into learning this free source language. Anyhow, I went through the guide on "How to install zm 1.24.1 from source on Ubuntu 8.10 - SOLVED". This was a great guide and I installed on a fresh install of ubuntu 8.10. I got all the way to the end and made the file executable and enabled it on boot with "sysvconfig". I rebooted the system but don't see the program anywhere. I looked at the forums/documentation and cant seem to find out what I need to do to run the program. Sorry, I guess I am to used to windows style installation. I tried typing in "zm" in a terminal and it said command not found.

Where do I find the program? Is it somewhere on the ubuntu desktop or do I need to type a command in in a terminal. I also opened up mozilla and didn't see anything there either. Any help would be greatly appreciated.


Tom

Try localhost and see what comes up. It does not show up in the programs because it is running as a service. If you followed all the guide then it boots with the machine. "localhost" or "your ip " in your browser will bring up the console
Allan

allanE, check out the Wiki's documentation herehttp://www.zoneminder.com/wiki/index.php/Documentation, that'll get you started with setting up and viewing your camera.

The Wiki in general is a great source for information. There's a lot of distro specific HowTos that will save you major headaches.

Also, there's a newbie's guide on the Documentation page that you can download. http://www.zoneminder.com/documentation.html