good Linux references (was: Re: [asterisk-users] Re: Switching from FreeBSD to Linux - which distro?)

2006-12-09 Thread Carla Schroder
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 t

Re: [asterisk-users] Re: Switching from FreeBSD to Linux - which distro?

2006-12-08 Thread David Thomas
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 everythin

Re: [asterisk-users] Re: Switching from FreeBSD to Linux - which distro?

2006-12-08 Thread John Novack
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 inst

Re: [asterisk-users] Re: Switching from FreeBSD to Linux - which distro?

2006-12-08 Thread David Thomas
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 unneces

Re: [asterisk-users] Re: Switching from FreeBSD to Linux - which distro?

2006-12-08 Thread Rodrigo Gonzalez
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

[asterisk-users] Re: Switching from FreeBSD to Linux - which distro?

2006-12-08 Thread Tomislav Parčina
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