asterisk users - Jun 2006 - Easiest (best?) linux distribution for dedicatedAsterisk box?

I'll second that.  I use Ubuntu, actually installed asterisk through
apt-get.  Too easy. 

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[mailto:asterisk-users-bounces@lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of Mike Fedyk
Sent: Tuesday, June 13, 2006 10:06 PM
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Subject: Re: [Asterisk-Users] Easiest (best?) linux distribution for
dedicatedAsterisk box?

First, remove telnet from your vocabulary.  It should only be used over
serial connections these days.  All other times, you should be using
ssh.

Second, do you want the computer to be installed and running without any
major software changes for a year or more?  Then use Centos or Ubuntu
Dapper 6.06 or Debian Sarge 3.1.  Make sure you don't install the
graphics as it can affect the latency of asterisk, especially on older
hardware.

Third, I run asterisk on a PPro 200 at home, so your machine is beefy
enough for sure.

And lastly, just give it a try, you'll learn a lot just making the
effort.

Mike

John Klimek wrote:
> First off, I'm sorry for sending so many messages to the list-serv.
> Hopefully this will be my last for a while!
>
> I was going to use my WRT54G router as a small Asterisk box, but I 
> forgot that I had a spare eMachines computer (Intel Celeron 633 MHz, 
> 20GB HD, 64mb RAM).  Will this machine work OK for a very simple 
> dedicated home Asterisk box?
>
> Also, what is easiest linux distribution to use and install?  All I 
> want is a simple Asterisk box that I can telnet into and have 
> voicemail, music-on-hold (MP3), etc...
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