[Asterisk-Users] Which Linux ?

[George Pajari]

We use Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 and Debian 3.0 r2 ("woody") for our
commercial installations.

Asterisk runs well on both but you will find RHEL3 much easier to install
and find that it supports a wider range of hardware configurations without
requiring the kernel builds that a Debian install frequently involves.
Indeed, with some more unusual hardware (i.e. IBM ServeRaid controllers) one
has to build a new Debian kernel on a separate machine to support the
controller whereas RHEL3 installs straight of the CDs.

On the other hand, the obvious cost benefit of Debian can compensate for the
steeper learning curve when one is doing dozens of installs.

The problem with Red Hat 8 or 9 is that support and fixes have been
discontinued. For hobbyist installations that may not be an issue but for
our customers they are non-starters.

This website provides guidance on installing Asterisk on Debian:
    http://users.pandora.be/Asterisk-PBX/index.htm

George Pajari
netVOICE communications
www.netvoice.ca