Below are links to download the currently supported versions of Asterisk and various Asterisk-related open source projects. For access to the current development branch of a project's source code, check the Asterisk.org subversion server.
Below are links to download the currently supported versions of Asterisk and various Asterisk-related open source projects. For access to the current development branch of a project's source code, check the Asterisk.org subversion server.
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| Asterisk is an open source toolkit for developing communications solutions. For a more detailed explanation, check out the Asterisk page. For more information about the different versions of Asterisk, see the Asterisk Versions page. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Older releases of Asterisk can be found here. To install binary packages, see the Asterisk Packages page on our wiki, |
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| AsteriskNOW | ||||||||||||
| AsteriskNOW is the premier ready-to-run distribution of open source Asterisk. AsteriskNOW is an ISO CD image that allows you to install Linux, Asterisk and the FreePBX GUI in a single simple install. For more information including installation instructions, check out the AsteriskNOW page. | ||||||||||||
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| Asterisk Add-Ons | |||
| Asterisk Add-Ons include a number of additional open source drivers and utilities including support for mp3 playback, MySQL real-time and CDR support, chan_mobile, and an alternative H.323 driver (chan_ooh323). Please note that some of these are experimental. | |||
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Note: Add-ons for Asterisk 1.8 and 10 can be installed from the "menuselect" menu. |
| DAHDI Linux / DAHDI Tools | ||||
| DAHDI Linux is the open source device driver framework used by multiple hardware vendors to interface applications (including Asterisk) with telephony hardware. DAHDI Tools is a package of utilities for managing and monitoring DAHDI devices. For a more detailed explanation, check out the About DAHDI page. (Note:The 'Zaptel' code from older releases has been renamed to 'DAHDI') | ||||
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| LibPRI | ||||
| LibPRI is an open source library that encapsulates the protocols used to communicate over ISDN Primary Rate Interfaces (T1, E1, J1). LibPRI is a dependency for Asterisk and DAHDI if PRI signaling is used. For a more detailed explanation, check out the About LibPRI page. | ||||
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| LibSS7 | ||||
| LibSS7 is an open source library that is used for providing SS7 protocol services to applications - like Asterisk. It has a working MTP2, MTP3 and ISUP for ITU and ANSI-style SS7. LibSS7 is a dependency for Asterisk and DAHDI if SS7 signaling is used. | ||||
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| Sounds | |
| By default, Asterisk includes a set of GSM-encoded speech prompts in US English. Additional speech prompts in various encoding formats and languages are available. | |
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The easiest way to install additional prompts is to use menuselect during the Asterisk installation process.
The additional sounds can be found in the "Core Sound Packages", "Music On Hold File Packages", and "Extras Sound Packages" sections in menuselect. Sound packages are available in G.711 ulaw & alaw, G.722, G.729, GSM, Polycom® Siren 7 (G.722.1), Polycom® Siren 14 (G.722.1C), 16-bit Signed Linear, and WAV formats. If you need manual access to the various sound packages, click here. |
To learn how you can check out development copies of Asterisk and related projects from the Asterisk Subversion repository see the SVN check-out how-to page.
Asterisk is available in binary form for RHEL, CentOS, Debian and Ubuntu. To install binary packages, see the package installation how-to page.