Install Asterisk 1.4 and Asterisk GUI in Ubuntu 6.06 LTS Server and Debian Etch

1. Preparing your system

Update your Ubuntu 6.06 LTS or Debian Etch necessary packages to be able to install Asterisk 1.4 from source.

2. Updating your system

Before downloading the update, make sure your apt source list is updated.

Download the following packages:

3. Compiling and Installing Asterisk from source

To compile Asterisk follow the instructions here up to Step no.6.

4. Loading Asterisk GUI and zaptel modules

After the installation of Asterisk 1.4 and Asterisk GUI, load your ztdummy module, type the following command in the console:

And to add ztdummy and Asterisk in startup scripts, edit the file /etc/rc.local and add the following line:

modprobe zaptel
modprobe ztdummy
asterisk –g 

To load your Asterisk GUI, run the command "asterisk -g" in the console and point your browser to http://your-server-ip:8088/asterisk/static/config/cfgbasic.html

After you logon, you can now configure your Asterisk PBX using a nice GUI interface.