[asterisk-users] Trixbox vs. Custom install

[Stephen Bosch]

Michael Collins wrote:
>> Of course, you should take this with a grain of salt since I tried A at H
>> (now TrixBox) for a total of 2 weeks before gutting it.  Now, I just
> use
>>   my own GUI for everything from graphical setup to scripting.
>>
> 
> There is nothing wrong with starting out with Trixbox.  I still use it
> because I like the Linux distro (CentOS) and I like the fact that it
> sets up lots of stuff that I don't have to bother with.  I used Trixbox
> to learn a lot about how to use Asterisk, then I went back and did a
> clean install on a separate machine to learn about setting up and
> installing Asterisk.  For me, having a working system first, playing
> with it, breaking it, etc. was very useful because it gave me
> perspective when setting up a system from scratch.  Now I actually have
> two systems to play with: one Trixbox and one scratch * install.  (I get
> the best of both worlds, but I have nothing in production just yet.
> I'll decide later which way to go once I'm doing playing with my two
> 'sandboxes.')

This is a fair statement, unless you can't get Trixbox working in the
first place.

-Stephen-