[Asterisk-Users] Recommended places for beginner to start?

[Shoval Tom]

Actually asterisk.org has all the info you need.

Just install the linux distrib with CVS, kernel sources and openssl-devel
and all their dependencies.

 

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From: asterisk-users-admin at lists.digium.com
[mailto:asterisk-users-admin at lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of Matthew England
Sent: Monday, November 03, 2003 3:56 AM
To: asterisk-users at lists.digium.com
Cc: mengland at mengland.net
Subject: [Asterisk-Users] Recommended places for beginner to start?

 

(The list may get this msg twice; I originally sent it from the wrong email
address, my apologies.  Moderator, if you can, please delete my original
email submission from asterisk-users at mengland.net. Thanks.)

Hello-

Summary:

Can anyone recommend a place to start to learn how to create an Asterisk
system given a basic Digium PCI card and some generic PC hardware?


Details:

I plan to help a friend not familiar with Linux platforms load and evaluate
a Digium/Asterisk system for business-development purposes.  A couple years
ago I used to work as a Unix/Linux sw developer and sysadmin, but have been
doing sales/marketing stuff since.

Where should I start to read about loading a system?  My friend apparently
has a $100-flavor of Digium for eval purposes (can hook up to one external
phone line, or so I'm told), but knows little else.  Since I've been the
unix/linux geek in a past life, he came to me for assistance.

I downloaded the .pdf handbook, and their appeared to be a reference to a
"downloading and installing" section, but I couldn't find any text/body that
actual described this process.

Do I pick any linux flavor (presumably with compatible kernel) like
RedHat/Debian/SuSE and load up the source/pkgs/rpms necessary and let 'er
rip?  Will I get a phone switch/PBX (or whatever this is) going fairly
easily, assuming I get my linux box/platform fired up ok?  Any gotchyas,
tricks of the trade, things to know/worry about, etc?  Is this all contained
in the .pdf handbook?  When I skimmed it, I didn't find anything that seemed
to match up with a "installing for a rookie's" perspective like mine, but
maybe I overlooked something.

I have yet to get my hands on the Digium hardware/docs/etc that my buddy
ordered; maybe some answers/secrets/support-resources are in there?

I'm on vacation right now and am a little short on info, but before delving
into this when I get back (probably starting around 11/5) I thought I would
send out this note to the user list so that I might potentially save some
time in research/pain before I start.  

Thanks for any help!
-Matt 

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