Ubuntu
From ZoneMinder Wiki
Ubuntu is a Linux distribution based on Debian. It's a good system for a home / office user and the install CD installs 'most everything the home / office user will need.
Installation Guides
Ubuntu 6.06 - Alternate (cut-n-paste)
Ubuntu 8.10 Vanilla 32bit (with FFmpeg SVN, ZoneMinder SVN, jscalendar-1.0, cambozola-0.7)
Installation Notes
http://www.zoneminder.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=5633 GUI package that installs Mplayer etc.
http://ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php?p=356392 EXTRA_LIBS parameter in .configure script
http://www.zoneminder.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=6141
http://www.zoneminder.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=13140 How to install latest Zoneminder on Ubuntu 8.10