How to Install Asterisk on Ubuntu
Asterisk is a Voice-over-IP Private Branch Exchange product that provides a way for software and network phones to communicate through the Internet. Ubuntu Linux is fully compatible with the freely available Asterisk server, but you need to install Asterisk before it can be used on your network.
Instructions
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Log on to your Ubuntu system.
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Open a new terminal window from your Applications folder.
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Type "sudo apt-get update" without quotes. Press "Enter" to update your apt-get repository list.
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Type "sudo apt-get upgrade" without quotes, and press "Enter" to upgrade your packages to the current version.
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Type "sudo apt-get install asterisk," and press "Enter" to retrieve and install the asterisk installation package from the Ubuntu repository.
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