[VoIP] Fedora Core 6 Install Help

[John Novack]

Absolutely use the CentOS versions
I have had fairly good success with CentOS 3.x
Many on the Asterisk users list have come to regret using the FC versions.
I had some problems with the version 4 of CentOS, and the version 3 just 
continues to work, so I have so far seen no erasion to V4.
Although the real Linux guys probably will disagree, the least amount of 
trouble comes by installing everything
Scroll down to the bottom of the install list and check that box
I use a 20 gig drive, and after the install it is less than 50 percent 
used, so there really is no reason not to install everything.
One can easily go back later and turn off unneeded services, if desired.
For those who aren't Linux experts, Webmin really helps with taming this 
beast. It gives ready access from your Windows machine to many hidden 
Linux functions.

Spend your learning time on Asterisk, not on Linux

John Novack

Keelan Lightfoot wrote:
> 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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