Tutorial: How to Install Asterisk on Alpine Linux Latest

In this tutorial, you will learn the step-by-step process to install Asterisk on Alpine Linux Latest.

Prerequisites

Before we begin, make sure that you have the following prerequisites:

• Alpine Linux Latest installed
• Root access to the system
• Basic knowledge of Linux commands

Step 1: Update the System

The first step is to update the Alpine Linux system by running the following command:

apk update && apk upgrade

This command will update the package repository and upgrade all the installed packages to their latest versions.

Step 2: Install the Required Dependencies

Before we can install Asterisk, we need to install its dependencies. Run the following command to install all required dependencies:

apk add autoconf gcc make g++ ncurses-dev ncurses-libs libsrtp libusb-1.0-dev libedit-dev sqlite-libs

Step 3: Download and Extract Asterisk

We will download the Asterisk source code and extract it. Run the following commands to download and extract Asterisk:

wget http://downloads.asterisk.org/pub/telephony/asterisk/asterisk-18-current.tar.gz
tar -xzf asterisk-18-current.tar.gz
cd asterisk-18*

Step 4: Install Asterisk

Now that we have downloaded and extracted Asterisk, we will build and install it. Run the following commands to build and install Asterisk:

./configure
make
make install
make samples
make config

The make samples command will copy the sample configuration files to /etc/asterisk. The make config command will copy the Asterisk configuration files to /etc/asterisk.

Step 5: Start Asterisk

We can start Asterisk by running the following command:

asterisk -vvvc

The -vvvc option will start Asterisk in verbose mode and display all console output.

Conclusion

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Asterisk on Alpine Linux Latest. You can now configure and use Asterisk for your telephony needs.

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