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Installing zoneminder on Ubuntu is a very simple task, as it is included in many distribution repositories be default. This guide will be installing on a minimal Lubuntu 14.04 64-bit system.

• Start by opening a terminal by going to Menu -> Accessories -> LXTerminal

• Then install the package:
  

  sudo apt-get install zoneminder
  

  
  NOTE: This will install apache2 along with any of the dependencies required by zonemineder.

• When the package finished installing, create a symbolic link of the zoneminder web server configuration to the apache sites-enabled folder:
  

  sudo ln -s /etc/zm/apache.conf /etc/apache2/sites-enabled/zoneminder.conf
  

• Then restart the web server:
  

  sudo service apache2 restart
  

• Finally point your web browser to the zoneminder service at http://zoneminderIP/zm/

With the above steps finished the camera server can now be configured to monitor USB cameras, IP cameras, and other camera streams.