Re: [Astlinux-users] Sorry

2008-08-18 Thread Philip Prindeville
Chris Abnett wrote: > I originally felt similarly to you as I thought it would be a real pain to > build from sources and install.. however I found it very easy to build up a > development linux box and build from sources... thus also allowing me to > select the features I want in my system. Build

Re: [Astlinux-users] Sorry

2008-08-18 Thread John Novack
Darrick Hartman wrote: > John, > > There are no problems using CentOS. There may be some issues with > autoconf on FC9. FC8 worked fine. A 32bit host system works better > than a 64bit host (for the build environment). > > 2.5 kernel? Those were the beta ones before 2.6 came out! Dang > t

Re: [Astlinux-users] Sorry

2008-08-18 Thread Chris Abnett
I have actually done as you explained with the SCPing of the files.. however I wasn't sure if the user in question knew how to SCP or not.. but I definitely Like this system ever since going to runnix SO MUCH better than before.. I didn't realize I could leave the multiple versions in there.. that

Re: [Astlinux-users] Sorry

2008-08-18 Thread Darrick Hartman
John, There are no problems using CentOS. There may be some issues with autoconf on FC9. FC8 worked fine. A 32bit host system works better than a 64bit host (for the build environment). 2.5 kernel? Those were the beta ones before 2.6 came out! Dang that's old. Everything is accurate with

Re: [Astlinux-users] Sorry

2008-08-18 Thread John Novack
WOW!! This would really be a nice Wiki page or two. I have never seen such a concise set of instructions posted anywhere. I will wait a little to see what flak this creates, but I may well try it. I prefer the CentOS flavor, but assume that there would be little if any trouble using that instead

Re: [Astlinux-users] Sorry

2008-08-18 Thread Chris Abnett
I originally felt similarly to you as I thought it would be a real pain to build from sources and install.. however I found it very easy to build up a development linux box and build from sources... thus also allowing me to select the features I want in my system. Building a default system being w

[Astlinux-users] Astlinux 0.5

2008-08-18 Thread John Novack
Not wanting to beat an almost dead horse, but, when it was available, I copied the one and only version of 0.5 and installed it. I am using the generic 586 version. 1682 Yes, I know that it is Asterisk 1.2, which many consider obsolete, but for too many reasons to go into I want to continue with

Re: [Astlinux-users] Sorry

2008-08-18 Thread Darrick Hartman
Darren, I'll post some comments inline, but do want to apologize for the long delay between official releases. Darren Grant wrote: > I don't know what has happened to Astlinux. > > While I appreciate that Astlinux is a free Open Source offering I can't help > but feel it has gone from something

[Astlinux-users] Sorry

2008-08-18 Thread Darren Grant
I don't know what has happened to Astlinux. While I appreciate that Astlinux is a free Open Source offering I can't help but feel it has gone from something that was installable by the average Linux user to something that only an expert can now install. I don't have the understanding to checkout