Thanks for your answers Rob and Shelby. I found more info on apt-get and ran it against all the missing dependences noted. I also ran through the sequence of commands Shelby suggested. In the end, running dpkg -checkbuilddeps I got the following in return
dpkg-checkbuilddeps: Unnet builddependencies: debhelper (>=5) then followed the instructions for Ubuntu to enable freeswitch nano /etc/default/freeswitch FREESWITCH_ENABLE="true" And then tried invoke -rc.d freeswitch start but nothing obvious happened. I am only using Ubuntu since it came as a free DVD in the Linux Pro mag that the article about Freeswitch was in. Is there a better version of Linux to use? thanks David David V. Fansler s/v Annabelle dfans...@dv-fansler.com www.dv-fansler.com From: freeswitch-users-boun...@lists.freeswitch.org [mailto:freeswitch-users-boun...@lists.freeswitch.org] On Behalf Of Rob Forman Sent: Wednesday, November 18, 2009 5:53 PM To: freeswitch-users@lists.freeswitch.org Subject: Re: [Freeswitch-users] APT Utility Hi David, When using Apt, you would install packages with: apt-get install <package name> Or search for packages with apt-cache search <search term> If you're not root, you'll need to stick "sudo " in front of those command. Honestly, you might want to find a better tutorial with explicit command-by-command instructions. Good luck! Rob On Nov 18, 2009, at 3:49 PM, David V. Fansler wrote: Greetings - I am trying to startup a freeSwitch on a P4 running Ubuntu 9.04 "Jaunty". I know very little about Linux. I decided to try this after reading the article in Linux Pro Magazine. I have been following the detailed instructions in the wiki for using Ubuntu Jaunty, however I have run into an unknown - "Use your favorite APT utility to get the needed packages". I am good at following direct instructions - but this statement is too vague for my minimal minimal - did I mention minimal - knowledge of Linux. Could someone please give me detailed instructions on how to use APT utility to get the needed packages - and what are the needed packages? Thanks kindly, David David V. Fansler s/v Annabelle dfans...@dv-fansler.com www.dv-fansler.com _______________________________________________ FreeSWITCH-users mailing list FreeSWITCH-users@lists.freeswitch.org http://lists.freeswitch.org/mailman/listinfo/freeswitch-users UNSUBSCRIBE:http://lists.freeswitch.org/mailman/options/freeswitch-users http://www.freeswitch.org
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