[asterisk-users] Switching from FreeBSD to Linux - which distro?

[Carla Schroder]

On Tuesday 05 December 2006 15:36, Phil Finkler wrote:
> Does there seem to be a popular Linux distro folks use specifically for
> Asterisk?  I'd like to move off of FreeBSD but I'm not too familiar with
> Linux distros.  In particular, I'm looking for a free, stable, well
> supported distro that has a friendly community.  Any advice appreciated.
> Sorry for asking a question that I'm sure has been asked thousands of
> times.
>
>

Debian is my fave, but for Asterisk I use CentOS. It's a free-of-cost clone of 
Red Hat Enterprise Linux, so it's very stable and reliable, and Asterisk runs 
great on it. Debian is good too. They have Asterisk packages, but they're 
generally a little bit old. Source installations work fine. Both have large, 
active developer and user communities.

Avoid Fedora- it's too much of a moving target, and Asterisk installations are 
always a nightmare. Ubuntu is the darling of the Linux world, but I've had 
problems with Asterisk on it too.

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