[asterisk-users] Linux distro + Asterisk or Trixbox?

[Vicky]

If you are really new to linux then go for trixbox . I started with trixbox
and eventually  went away from it by removing extra stuff and putting custom
compiled asterisk's and removing their rpm's . If you are good at linux then
definitely go for debian + asterisk or centos+asterisk  and put freepbx on
it for some ease of use . For production server  fop server and all are not
at all required .. Trixbox is good for newbies but it saves lot of time :) .

On 17/12/06, Carla Schroder <carla at bratgrrl.com> wrote:
>
> On Saturday 16 December 2006 5:14 am, Phil Finkler wrote:
> > Hey all,
> >
> >
> >
> > I've been doing a lot of playing, and a lot of reading, and it seems
> > people are split as to whereas if they're running their favorite Linux
> > distro and asterisk or Trixbox.  I'm getting closer to really looking at
> > a production environment and I'm just looking for any opinions.  I'm
> > really enjoying learning linux and asterisk, so initial "ease of use"
> > isn't really a huge benefit to me.  In the end stability and
> > upgradeability will be my main concerns.
> >
> >
>
> Trixbox is HUGE. If you need all the bells and whistles- a MySQL backend,
> the
> CentOS operating system, AMP, SugarCRM, Festival, monitoring consoles,
> everything pointy-clicky, and on and on and on, then Trixbox is for you.
> It
> has some disadvantages. There is not a clear correlation between the
> graphical admin tools and the underlying text configuration files, so
> debugging problems is harder, and you have to know two ways of doing
> things.
> The documentation sucks rocks- there isn't any to speak of. When
> Asterisk at Home changed the name to Trixbox, they moved to a new web site
> and
> didn't bring any of the help docs or forums with them. There is a book you
> can buy, 'Trixbox Made Easy'.
>
> I think it's better to learn plain-vanilla Asterisk first. Then if you
> move on
> to some other implementation you'll be better prepared to understand what
> it's doing.
>
> You might give AstLinux a try. It's a complete Linux distribution +
> Asterisk
> 1.2.-something, but tiny, about 40 megabytes. No wasted bits. It has a
> nicely-organized Web GUI for those who like such. You can switch between
> the
> Web interface and editing the config files directly without getting in
> trouble. It runs on single-board computers and ordinary old PCs. It's my
> current fave, though I'm also running Asterisk 1.4/CentOS on a test box.
>
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