[VoIP] Fedora Core 6 Install Help

[Keelan Lightfoot]

Jason,

Where I work we do a lot of work with the RedHat-derived  
distributions. We've started to move away from Fedora Core X because  
of the high turn-over of these distributions (I'm starting to lose  
count), and install more CentOS (AKA RedHat Enterprise Linux). The  
advice I always give our customers is that it is easier to add  
packages than it is to remove them. For the most part, I just go with  
the installer defaults until I get to package selection. On that  
screen, I choose 'minimal'. This isn't truly minimal; you get a  
server with yum (package managment) and sshd installed. From there,  
you can add the packages you need as you discover that you need them.

The first thing I do after logging in to my freshly installed server  
is run 'setup'. I go to system services, and for the most part,  
disable everything except for 'network', 'crond', 'random', 'sshd',  
'syslog'. The default install often includes a lot of unnecessary  
services that will add very little needed functionality to a VOIP  
box, while unnecessarily reducing security. This list is probably  
missing a few items, but I'm not about to remote into work on a  
Friday night to take a look at the exact listing ;)

Then I do this:

yum update

This updates the server to the latest versions of all the base  
packages that have become available since they created the initial  
DVD and CD images.

Next:

yum install gcc gcc-c++

This installs the c and c++ compilers, along with any other libraries  
that are needed in order to make them work.

 From this point on, you have the basics needed to make any piece of  
software work on the box. When running something like Asterisk's  
configure script, it will fail. Resolve failed dependencies with yum  
install <whatever is missing>. Wash, rinse, wipe hands on pants, repeat.

You can browse through a list of all the packages that comprise  
Fedora core 6 at a site like this:

http://mirrors.kernel.org/fedora/core/6/i386/os/Fedora/RPMS/

When the installer says it needs something, search that list for a  
package that looks like it might work and use yum to install it.

Don't be afraid to install packages you don't really need. If you  
really mess up, you can always reinstall the server from scratch and  
do it again!

Hope this helps a bit,

Keelan



> Can someone with experience installing Fedora Core 6 for Asterisk  
> please contact me. I have some questions about which options to  
> install. I can't seem to find a step by step guide for it.
>
> Thanks!
> Jason
>
>
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