good Linux references (was: Re: [asterisk-users] Re: Switching from FreeBSD to Linux - which distro?)
On Friday 08 December 2006 14:03, John Novack wrote: David Thomas wrote: Note: a default install of CentOS installs a bunch of unnecessary services that you will want to turn off using chkconfig service_name off. David It MIGHT be useful for SOMEONE to specify what those unnecessary services are John Novack That depends entirely on what services you need to have running. No one will hold being inexperienced against you- but unwilling to learn is something else. The world is crammed to the gills with excellent Linux system and network administration references. A good resource for anyone new to CentOS is the Red Hat manuals: http://www.redhat.com/docs/ And of course as all good computer geeks know, go to the distribution's home page, which is http://www.centos.org/. Wikis, forums, mailing lists are all here. Running a complex server like Asterisk has several interdependent parts: Asterisk itself, provisioning phones, operating system administration, and network administration. You already know about this here excellent list, and hopefully are aware of http://www.voip-info.org/wiki/, the home of all things Asterisk. These are my fave resources for Linux system and network administration: TCP/IP Network Administration, Third Edition http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/tcp3/ TCP/IP is fundamental to VoIP and computer networking. If you don't understand TCP/IP everything else will remain mysterious bash Quick Reference http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/bashqr/ get up to speed quickly on the primary Linux command shell Open Sources: Voices from the Open Source Revolution http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/opensources/book/toc.html Free to read online. My favorite inspirational book with essays by the movers and shakers of the free software movement And of course, may I modestly point to my own book (see sig.) Though it's getting a bit old and needing an update. Carla -- ~ Carla Schroder Linux geek and random computer tamer check out my Linux Cookbook! http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/linuxckbk/ best book for sysadmins and power users ~ ___ --Bandwidth and Colocation provided by Easynews.com -- asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
[asterisk-users] Re: Switching from FreeBSD to Linux - which distro?
In article [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] says... Debian is my fave, but for Asterisk I use CentOS. It's a free-of-cost clone of Red Hat Enterprise Linux, so it's very stable and reliable, and Asterisk runs great on it. Debian is good too. They have Asterisk packages, but they're generally a little bit old. Source installations work fine. Both have large, active developer and user communities. Hi Carla! Can you tell me from where do you download rpm's for Cent OS 4? -- Tomislav Parčina Lama Computers Split Stinice 12, 21000 Split Tel.: +385(21)270248 Mob.: +385(91)1212148 SIP: [EMAIL PROTECTED] e-mail: tparcina#lama.hr http://www.lama.hr ___ --Bandwidth and Colocation provided by Easynews.com -- asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
Re: [asterisk-users] Re: Switching from FreeBSD to Linux - which distro?
yum can be used... direct download from http://isoredirect.centos.org/centos/4/os/i386/CentOS/RPMS/ Tomislav Parčina wrote: In article [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] says... Debian is my fave, but for Asterisk I use CentOS. It's a free-of-cost clone of Red Hat Enterprise Linux, so it's very stable and reliable, and Asterisk runs great on it. Debian is good too. They have Asterisk packages, but they're generally a little bit old. Source installations work fine. Both have large, active developer and user communities. Hi Carla! Can you tell me from where do you download rpm's for Cent OS 4? -- Tomislav Parčina Lama Computers Split Stinice 12, 21000 Split Tel.: +385(21)270248 Mob.: +385(91)1212148 SIP: [EMAIL PROTECTED] e-mail: tparcina#lama.hr http://www.lama.hr ___ --Bandwidth and Colocation provided by Easynews.com -- asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users ___ --Bandwidth and Colocation provided by Easynews.com -- asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
Re: [asterisk-users] Re: Switching from FreeBSD to Linux - which distro?
If you are new to CentOS or redhat based OS's, I would recommend using yum, as it will resolve any dependencies automatically. If you wish to install RPMS directly, you can download them from any CentOS mirror. See the CentOS website. Note: a default install of CentOS installs a bunch of unnecessary services that you will want to turn off using chkconfig service_name off. David On 12/8/06, Tomislav Parčina [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In article [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] says... Debian is my fave, but for Asterisk I use CentOS. It's a free-of-cost clone of Red Hat Enterprise Linux, so it's very stable and reliable, and Asterisk runs great on it. Debian is good too. They have Asterisk packages, but they're generally a little bit old. Source installations work fine. Both have large, active developer and user communities. Hi Carla! Can you tell me from where do you download rpm's for Cent OS 4? -- Tomislav Parčina Lama Computers Split Stinice 12, 21000 Split Tel.: +385(21)270248 Mob.: +385(91)1212148 SIP: [EMAIL PROTECTED] e-mail: tparcina#lama.hr http://www.lama.hr ___ --Bandwidth and Colocation provided by Easynews.com -- asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users ___ --Bandwidth and Colocation provided by Easynews.com -- asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
Re: [asterisk-users] Re: Switching from FreeBSD to Linux - which distro?
David Thomas wrote: If you are new to CentOS or redhat based OS's, I would recommend using yum, as it will resolve any dependencies automatically. If you wish to install RPMS directly, you can download them from any CentOS mirror. See the CentOS website. Note: a default install of CentOS installs a bunch of unnecessary services that you will want to turn off using chkconfig service_name off. David It MIGHT be useful for SOMEONE to specify what those unnecessary services are John Novack ___ --Bandwidth and Colocation provided by Easynews.com -- asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
Re: [asterisk-users] Re: Switching from FreeBSD to Linux - which distro?
On redhat based OS's I would do this... You can run the following command to see what services are enabled: chkconfig --list | grep 3:on Then disable whichever ones you dont need... The services may vary a bit depending on hardware or what packages you have installed. I often disable everything except network, iptables sshd; like this... chkconfig acpid off chkconfig atd off chkconfig autofs off chkconfig cpuspeed off chkconfig cups off chkconfig gpm off chkconfig haldaemon off chkconfig isdn off chkconfig mdmonitor off chkconfig messagebus off chkconfig netfs off chkconfig nfslock off chkconfig pcmcia off chkconfig portmap off chkconfig rawdevices off chkconfig rpcgssd off chkconfig rpcidmapd off chkconfig anacron off chkconfig crond off chkconfig kudzu off chkconfig sendmail off chkconfig smartd off chkconfig syslog off chkconfig xinetd off chkconfig irqbalance off chkconfig microcode_ctl off chkconfig sshd on chkconfig iptables on chkconfig network on then reboot. Regards, David ___ --Bandwidth and Colocation provided by Easynews.com -- asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
