General comments
Once you've decided on your hardware, you need to choose your OS. This page links to OS and distro specific instructions.
It is worth pointing out that as Asterisk changes pretty frequently, these instructions will become less and less useful as time passes. Hopefully you'll do your bit for the Asterisk community by updating them as and when changes need to be made.
Asterisk Installation & Configuration Guide for Ubuntu
How to Install Asterisk on UbuntuBasic Asterisk configuration on Ubuntu - Works only on a local network
Advanced Asterisk configuration on Ubuntu - Works over the internet with Vo-IP
OS Specific instructions
- Asterisk installation on Fedora Core 2 final
- Asterisk installation for CentOS 4.x
- CentOS 5 and Asterisk 1.4.x installation
- CentOS 5.2 and Asterisk 1.6.x installation
- Asterisk installation tips: How to install on all kinds of operating systems and distributions