[Asterisk-Users] What is the best Linux for asterisk

[Shawn Parker]

Although I haven't tried it for Asterisk yet, I use Archlinux 
(http://archlinux.org/) in my production environments.  It's similar to 
Gentoo.  It as a minute disk footprint, most popular software packages 
are available via it's *pacman* package manager, and you can get it in 
2.4 or 2.6 kernel flavors.  The Server I am building currently for 
Asterisk will run the latest build of Archlinux.  I'll report back any 
major issues I may have with it...although I don't expect any.  If it 
runs on Gentoo or Debian, then it will [normally] run on Archlinux.

I gave up on commercial distro's like Red Hat, SuSe and Mandrake long ago.

Cheers,

Johnathan Bunn wrote:

>I would disagree, in any type of server environment you should be able
>to gain huge boosts from a properly tweaked kernel, I would suggest a
>lean distro like console-only gentoo setup with a custom tweaked
>kernel, and if compiling a kernel is hard just find some linux-geek
>who can ssh to you and build it for you, ( i have built many kernels
>like that )
>
>On Mon, 16 Aug 2004 11:31:35 -0400, Vlok Stone <ivlok at verizon.net> wrote:
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>>When deciding on Linux you decide which kernel to use. Linux IS the
>>kernel part. After that it's what tools you're most comfortable with.
>>That's where distros vary. In a biz environment you won't probably won't
>>use a GUI. At home (less users) you may want it as a dual function
>>server/ end user pc. So for a most reliable system find the most
>>reliable kernel version. Also, the most reliable version of asterisk
>>would be a more appropriate queston. To sum, there is no magic asterisk
>>linux distro. All have the requisite components at their disposal ( well
>>don't use linspire since they run as root for that ease of use/ hack).
>>
>>
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>>On Mon, 2004-08-16 at 09:25, Johannes van Hulst wrote:
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>>>How has experience in Asterisk voip provider?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>I am trying to setup a reliable Linux system with Asterisk for a voip
>>>provider.
>>>
>>>Therefore I got two more or like identical systems.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>System 1
>>>
>>>AMD Atlhon XP 2200
>>>
>>>Asus A7V600-X bios 1002
>>>
>>>1Gb memory 333 Mhz
>>>
>>>Asus 7100 videocard
>>>
>>>120GB harddisk
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>System 2
>>>
>>>AMD Atlhon XP 2200
>>>
>>>Asus A7V600-X bios 1005
>>>
>>>1Gb memory 400Mhz
>>>
>>>Geforce MX 4000 64MB
>>>
>>>40 GB Harddisk
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>At both systems I have problems with installing Linux.
>>>
>>>I tried Redhat 9.0 but there the systems has badblocks all the time on
>>>the ext3 partitions and segmentation errors
>>>
>>>After that I tried Suse 9.1 and there the system is working perfect
>>>only when I compile Asterisk I get compile errors all the time with a
>>>warning internal error. I tested the partitions and the memory there
>>>is no problem.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>Can somebody help me out how to get a stabile system?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>Best regards,
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>Han van Hulst
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>      
>>>
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Shawn Parker
Network Administrator
Cumulus Broadcasting, LLC.
Columbia-Jefferson City, Missouri
1.573.449.4141
shawn.parker at cumulus.com