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I am new to both ubuntu and zone minder and I would like to know how to install ZoneMinder on Ubuntu . I have extracted the tar.gz file but I do not know how to install it. I know I should run configure but what are the settings I should use in it, any help would be appreciated

sudo apt-get install zoneminder

The package should install everything for you. After that, some of the things you want to do:

Set a value for kernel.shmmax in /etc/sysctl.conf, otherwise, you might see errors about permissions or free space for /dev/shm/zm.mmap.*

If you see the same video in all monitors and are using a bttv card:
Options -> Config -> CAPTURES_PER_FRAME -> 2

If you get permission denied for /dev/video0, add the 'www-data' user to the 'video' group.

You want to keep an eye on /var/log/syslog or ZoneMinder log page in the web interface.