[asterisk-users] How does Digium Repo install Dahdi on a virtual container while I can't do the same trying from source install?

[Russ Meyerriecks]

On Mon, Jan 16, 2012 at 01:41:30PM -0500, asterisk jobs wrote:
> 1- Based on above error and Google search I have concluded that dahdi-linux
> module should be installed on mother node. So, I am puzzled. How does
> Digium yum repository achive this without acessing the mother node?
The repo files are pre-compiled and do not require the kernel headers. If you
wish to compile dahdi from source, you'll need access to the same headers your
VM is running.

> 
> 2- Do I even need Dahdi, if the server doesn't connect to PSTN at all and
> it's all SIP? If yes, what do I need it for?
Dahdi is a set of drivers for telephony hardware. You won't need it for pure
sip Asterisk implementations.

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