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This guide walks you through installing Asterisk on a fresh Fedora Core system. Make sure you install the system without any preconfigured package options.<\/p>\n

1. Initial Setup<\/strong><\/p>\n

Log in as root.<\/p>\n

Mount the CD-ROM:<\/p>\n

Bash
\nmkdir \/mnt\/cdrom
\nmount \/dev\/cdrom \/mnt\/cdrom<\/p>\n

2. Install YUM and Required Dependencies<\/strong><\/p>\n

Bash
\nrpm -i \/mnt\/cdrom\/Fedora\/RPMS\/rpm-python-4.4.2-32.i386.rpm
\nrpm -i \/mnt\/cdrom\/Fedora\/RPMS\/python-elementtree-1.2.6-5.i386.rpm
\nrpm -i \/mnt\/cdrom\/Fedora\/RPMS\/python-sqlite-1.1.7-1.2.1.i386.rpm
\nrpm -i \/mnt\/cdrom\/Fedora\/RPMS\/python-urlgrabber-2.9.9-2.noarch.rpm
\nrpm -i \/mnt\/cdrom\/Fedora\/RPMS\/yum-metadata-parser-1.0-8.fc6.i386.rpm
\nrpm -i \/mnt\/cdrom\/Fedora\/RPMS\/yum-3.0-6.noarch.rpm<\/p>\n

3. Install Kernel Sources<\/strong><\/p>\n

Bash
\nrpm -i \/mnt\/cdrom\/Fedora\/RPMS\/kernel-devel-2.6.18-1.2798.fc6.i686.rpm
\nln -s \/usr\/src\/kernels\/2.6.18-1.2798.fc6-i686\/ \/usr\/src\/linux<\/p>\n

4. Install Compiler and Development Tools
\n<\/strong>
\nBash
\nyum install gcc ncurses-devel openssl-devel gcc-c++ gnutls-devel make -y<\/p>\n

5. Install wget and SSH<\/strong><\/p>\n

Bash
\nrpm -i \/mnt\/cdrom\/Fedora\/RPMS\/wget-1.10.2-7.i386.rpm
\nyum install openssh openssh-clients openssh-server -y
\n\/etc\/init.d\/sshd start<\/p>\n

6. Install and Configure VSFTPD<\/strong><\/p>\n

Bash
\nyum install vsftpd -y
\n\/etc\/init.d\/vsftpd start
\nchkconfig vsftpd on<\/p>\n

7. Copy Source Files<\/strong><\/p>\n

Bash
\ncd \/
\numount \/dev\/cdrom
\n# Insert the next CD if required
\nmount \/dev\/cdrom \/mnt\/cdrom
\ncp \/mnt\/cdrom\/* \/usr\/src\/ -R<\/p>\n

8. Disable SELinux<\/strong><\/p>\n

Edit the SELinux configuration:<\/p>\n

Bash
\nvi \/etc\/selinux\/config<\/p>\n

Change SELINUX=enforcing to SELINUX=disabled.<\/p>\n

Also remove root from the following files:<\/p>\n

\/etc\/vsftpd\/user_list
\n\/etc\/vsftpd\/ftpusers<\/p>\n

Then reboot the system<\/p>\n

9. Download Asterisk and Related Packages<\/strong><\/p>\n

Bash
\ncd \/usr\/src
\nwget http:\/\/ftp.digium.com\/pub\/zaptel\/releases\/zaptel-1.2.16.tar.gz
\nwget http:\/\/ftp.digium.com\/pub\/libpri\/releases\/libpri-1.2.4.tar.gz
\nwget http:\/\/ftp.digium.com\/pub\/asterisk\/releases\/asterisk-1.2.17.tar.gz
\nwget http:\/\/ftp.digium.com\/pub\/asterisk\/releases\/asterisk-sounds-1.2.1.tar.gz<\/p>\n

10. Install Madplay and mpg123 (for Music on Hold)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Bash
\nyum install libid3tag -y
\nrpm -i \/usr\/src\/libmad-0.15.1b-4.fc6.i386.rpm
\nrpm -i \/usr\/src\/madplay-0.15.2b-32.i586.rpm<\/p>\n

cd \/usr\/src\/mpg123-0.65\/
\n.\/configure
\nmake
\nmake install
\nln -s \/usr\/local\/bin\/mpg123 \/usr\/bin\/mpg123<\/p>\n

11. Install Zaptel<\/strong><\/p>\n

Bash
\ncd \/usr\/src\/zaptel-1.2.16\/
\nmake clean
\nmake
\nmake install
\nmake install-udev
\nmake config<\/p>\n

Start Zaptel:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\/etc\/init.d\/zaptel start<\/p>\n

12. Install LibPRI<\/strong><\/p>\n

Bash
\ncd \/usr\/src\/libpri-1.2.4\/
\nmake clean
\nmake
\nmake install<\/p>\n

13. Install Asterisk<\/strong><\/p>\n

Bash
\ncd \/usr\/src\/asterisk-1.2.17\/
\nmake clean
\nmake
\nmake install
\nmake samples
\nmake config<\/p>\n

14. Install Asterisk Sounds<\/strong><\/p>\n

Bash
\ncd \/usr\/src\/asterisk-sounds\/
\nmake install<\/p>\n

15. Additional Configuration Notes<\/strong><\/p>\n