Asterisk is a powerful open source communication software that enables PBX, telecom systems, VoIP gateways, and video conferencing solutions. Clear Linux is a popular and fast Linux distribution that can be used as a reliable platform to install Asterisk. In this tutorial, you will learn how to install Asterisk on Clear Linux Latest.
Before installing Asterisk, make sure your Clear Linux installation is up to date:
sudo swupd update
Install the necessary dependencies required for running Asterisk:
sudo swupd bundle-add network-basic devpkg-libxml2 devpkg-ncurses devpkg-openssl base-devel
Next, let's download and extract Asterisk's source code:
wget -c https://downloads.asterisk.org/pub/telephony/asterisk/asterisk-16.17.0.tar.gz
tar -zxvf asterisk-16.17.0.tar.gz
After the extraction is completed, navigate to the extracted directory and configure the Asterisk installation by running the following command:
./configure --libdir=/usr/lib64 --with-jansson-bundled
Once the configuration is complete, compile and install Asterisk with:
make -j\`nproc\`
sudo make install
Add the Asterisk user and group:
sudo useradd asterisk -U -s /bin/false -d /var/lib/asterisk
Apply file permissions:
sudo chown -R asterisk: /var/{lib,spool,log,run}/asterisk /usr/lib64/asterisk
sudo chmod -R 750 /var/{lib,spool,log,run}/asterisk /usr/lib64/asterisk
Reload the systemd daemon and start Asterisk:
sudo systemctl daemon-reload
sudo systemctl start asterisk
sudo systemctl enable asterisk
Congratulations! You have successfully installed Asterisk on Clear Linux Latest. You can now configure and use Asterisk to create customized communication solutions, such as phone systems and video conferencing systems.
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