[asterisk-users] Re: How do you like TrixBox?

[Tom Lynn]

FWIW, I too started with AAH, but got really upset when tempted with an
upgrade and learning the path was a total re-install.  I hear things have
gotten better since.

In response, I went completely minimalist and turned to AstLinux.  My
primary reason was my only hardware resource was a PC without a hard drive.
It cost me 1/2 as much to buy an IDE to Compact Flash adaptor and a 512MB CF
card than a new hard drive.

With my dusty old driveless PC now converted to a brand new, yet still dusty
* system, I turned to the O'Reilly book, freely downloadable from the net.
Working through the book, I learned everything I needed to configure a
beginning system.

I now run my home on AstLinux, and regardless of how much I hear about
TrixBox being upgradeable, I still see it's a love/hate relationship every
time a new release is put forth.  I also read a lot about audio quality and
AstLinux gets great marks in this respect.  I'd recommend it to anybody new
to * because it's minimalist, embedded systems approach teaches you so much
about the tradeoffs you have to make to maintain a stable system that
pleases it's users.

Tom





On 10/14/06, Michael Collins <mcollins at fcnetwork.com> wrote:
>
> >
> > I first learned asterisk via A at H.
> >
> > Then I went to straight asterisk.
> >
>
> This seems to be a theme.  Getting your feet wet with A at H/Trixbox is not
> a bad way to go, especially if you want to get a functioning system up
> and running quickly.  After tinkering with Trixbox then go back and do a
> plain Asterisk install.  You will learn a lot, both about Asterisk and
> Trixbox.  I've modified the Trixbox install scripts a bit to tailor them
> to my needs and ended up with the best of both worlds: a Trixbox
> installation that is more than plain vanilla but less than the somewhat
> cluttered Trixbox stock install.
>
> -MC
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