zmcontrol.pl command not found

Introduction

When you run more command in linux terminal / console, you get the following error message

zmcontrol.pl: command not found

or when using sudo you get the following error message

sudo: zmcontrol.pl: command not found

Solutions to zmcontrol.pl: command not found

How To Fix zmcontrol.pl: command not found in Ubuntu / Debian / Kali Linux / Raspbian

In Ubuntu zmcontrol.pl is provided by zoneminder package.

zoneminder is:

ZoneMinder is intended for use in single or multi-camera video security applications, including commercial or home CCTV, theft prevention and child or family member or home monitoring and other care scenarios. It supports capture, analysis, recording, and monitoring of video data coming from one or more video or network cameras attached to a Linux system. ZoneMinder also support web and semi-automatic control of Pan/Tilt/Zoom cameras using a variety of protocols. It is suitable for use as a home video security system and for commercial or professional video security and surveillance. It can also be integrated into a home automation system via X.10 or other protocols.

To fix this problem, we can install more using the command below.

sudo apt-get -y install zoneminder

This command might take some time to finish depending on your machine internet connection.

You can also use apt command to install zoneminder.

sudo apt -y install zoneminder

Or if you have aptitude installed you can use the following command.

sudo aptitude install zoneminder

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to fix zmcontrol.pl command not found error in Ubuntu / Debian / Kali Linux or Raspbian distribution.