[VoIP] Fedora Core 6 Install Help

Sat Jan 20 11:54:35 CST 2007


Jason Burwell wrote:
> Thanks for the info John and Keelan. If CentOS is the recommended path I am definitely open to it. I have a few questions about it. What is the best CentOS version to run for Asterisk 1.4.0? 
I don't yet have any experience with 1.4.0, but I would suggest that if 
you don't need something in 1.4, go with the last 1.2 release, 1.2.14
Let the others work out all the bugs in 1.4
> Does CentOS have a nice Desktop GUI like Fedora? 
UGH!! Linux Gui's suck bigtime
Why would you even want a GUI running Asterisk anyway? It does much 
better with no GUI running

> Also does anyone know where I can get a download of the CentOS? 
>   
Here's the link to a CentOS mirror for the iso's you need.
http://centos.cs.wisc.edu/pub/mirrors/linux/centos/3.8/isos/i386/CentOS-3.8-i386-bin1of3.iso
http://centos.cs.wisc.edu/pub/mirrors/linux/centos/3.8/isos/i386/CentOS-3.8-i386-bin2of3.iso
http://centos.cs.wisc.edu/pub/mirrors/linux/centos/3.8/isos/i386/CentOS-3.8-i386-bin3of3.iso

Or go to the CentOS site and choose another mirror
This is for version 3.8 which works well
These are the three ISO's you need to burn the installation CD's

Google is your friend!
> Fedora was the only Linux distribution I could find for download. The last question is will CentOS work OK on my Astrisk server which is a Pentium3 256RAM 20GIG HDD?
>   
Works fine. Most any PIII speed will work
The only real issue is if you are using any Digium card, not recommended 
by the way, they don't play well with some PCI slots.
If you are going to use an analog card, then Sangoma is a better buy, 
Price, warranty ( 5 years ) and it plays well with most any motherboard. 
They do guarantee that.
Digium says "try another motherboard"
>  
> I have done quite bit with telephone applications based on Unix but have no experience with Linux or Asterisk. I have seen several "how-to-do" pages but none seem to be quite the same.
Sounds typical, especially in the Unix/Linux world!
>  Some of them expect you to know Linux commands like the back of your hand and do not give specific command instructions. Is there a recommended how-to page that covers the CentOS install 
CentOS is pretty easy. As with most Redhat installs, they have a GUI 
interface that takes you through the process. Remember to INSTALL 
EVERYTHING! Several have had bitter experiences not doing that. If you 
are a unix/linux WIZ, then it probably doesn't matter, For the "rest of 
us" install everything
> and/or Asterisk install in detail?
I can send you a file I have used through SSH that will install Asterisk 
once you get CentOS up and working
The way Digium puts stuff up, you may have to do some editing, since 
they seem to LOVE to change filenames at the drop of a hat
Documentation on the whole thing is poor at best
There is a book available free as a PDF when you get to doing the 
configuration
I don't have the link handy, but get CentOS up and running first.
I also have some sample configurations for CNET that I have used to get 
some others up and running remotely
WHen the time comes, give me a yell

John Novack

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> Thanks Again!
> Jason
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> From: voip-bounces at ckts.info on behalf of John Novack
> Sent: Sat 1/20/2007 9:12 AM
> To: Voice Over IP Tandem for Analog Switches
> Subject: Re: [VoIP] Fedora Core 6 Install Help
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> 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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