Tuesday, July 31, 2007

How to Get Asterisk

There are many ways to get Asterisk.

The first and foremost way being downloading it from the Asterisk website, you can see that at this link.

There are also multiple linux distributions that are designed to run asterisk.

Trixbox being the latest and most up to date disto.

trixbox is a telephony application platform based on Asterisk™ Open Source PBX Software. The trixbox application platform makes it fast and simple to install and configure your business-class telephony system. With unlimited extensions, voicemail-to-email, music on hold, call parking, analog lines or high density T1/E1 circuits and many other features, trixbox provides all the functionality your business needs. trixbox brings big business PBX features to small and medium-sized businesses.

Another one called AsteriskNOW is new to the scene. You can get it from here, AsteriskNOW.

AsteriskNOW™ is a Software Appliance; a customized Linux distribution that includes Asterisk®, the Asterisk GUI, and all other software needed for an Asterisk® system. The most popular open source IP PBX software, Asterisk®, can now be easily configured with a graphical interface. AsteriskNOW™ includes all the Linux components necessary to run, debug and build Asterisk®, and only those components, so installation is easy. You no longer have to worry about kernel versions and package dependencies. Unlike other Linux distributions used to deploy Asterisk, no unnecessary components that might compromise security or performance are included.

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