On Tue, 17 Aug 2004, John Williams wrote: > My desire to run Asterisk is finally giving me the reason to install a > Linux box at home. > Is RH9 the only distro that Asterisk will run on, and can anyone > recommend a good source for a cheap Linux (RH9) box? > For example, walmart.com has microtel boxes with no OS. Will RH9 and > Asterisk run on these boxes?
oh, no no.. Asterisk should run on nearly any distro (provided basic things like C libraries and stuff). I've found that the property surplus store at the local university is a good source for cheap, though dated, PCs. I've seen PII 300+ MHz boxes in the US$60 range. This is MUCH more power than you'll need for a home asterisk install (I have two; both run on P-200 class machines with slackware 9.0). And as Chris mentioned.. it'd be wise to get comfortable with Linux generally before diving too quickly into Asterisk. It would be easy to get overwhelmed and lose enthusiasm if you bite off too much all at once. Greg _______________________________________________ Asterisk-Users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
