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Asterisk
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Asterisk is a PBX server program to manage phones.
Installation
USE flags
USE flags for net-misc/asterisk Asterisk: A Modular Open Source PBX System
+caps
|
Use Linux capabilities library to control privilege |
+ssl
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Add support for SSL/TLS connections (Secure Socket Layer / Transport Layer Security) |
alsa
|
Add support for media-libs/alsa-lib (Advanced Linux Sound Architecture) |
blocks
|
Utlize -fblocks (only supported by, and required when using, clang/LLVM) |
bluetooth
|
Enable Bluetooth Support |
calendar
|
Add support for calendars (not using mcal!) |
cluster
|
Enable high-availability support through the Corosync Cluster Engine |
codec2
|
Enable Codec2 support in asterisk |
curl
|
Add support for client-side URL transfer library |
debug
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Enable extra debug codepaths, like asserts and extra output. If you want to get meaningful backtraces see https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Project:Quality_Assurance/Backtraces |
deprecated
|
Enable deprecated features (eg, app_macro) |
doc
|
Add extra documentation (API, Javadoc, etc). It is recommended to enable per package instead of globally |
freetds
|
Add support for the TDS protocol to connect to MSSQL/Sybase databases |
gtalk
|
Enable support for Google Talk services |
http
|
Enable embedded web server |
iconv
|
Enable support for the iconv character set conversion library |
ilbc
|
Enable the Internet Low Bitrate Codec (iLBC) |
ldap
|
Add LDAP support (Lightweight Directory Access Protocol) |
lua
|
Enable Lua scripting support |
mysql
|
Add mySQL Database support |
newt
|
Include additional tools that require redhats windowing toolkit |
odbc
|
Add ODBC Support (Open DataBase Connectivity) |
oss
|
Add support for OSS (Open Sound System) |
pjproject
|
Enable support for pjproject (pjsip) |
portaudio
|
Add support for the crossplatform portaudio audio API |
postgres
|
Add support for the postgresql database |
radius
|
Add support for RADIUS authentication |
selinux
|
!!internal use only!! Security Enhanced Linux support, this must be set by the selinux profile or breakage will occur |
snmp
|
Add support for the Simple Network Management Protocol if available |
span
|
Enable support for the spandsp codec |
speex
|
Add support for the speex audio codec (used for speech) |
srtp
|
Enable support for encrypted voice transmission (secure RTP) |
static
|
!!do not set this during bootstrap!! Causes binaries to be statically linked instead of dynamically |
statsd
|
Enable statsd integration |
syslog
|
Enable support for syslog |
systemd
|
Enable use of systemd-specific libraries and features like socket activation or session tracking |
unbound
|
Enable improved DNS core (SRV, NAPTR) by use of libunbound |
vorbis
|
Add support for the OggVorbis audio codec |
xmpp
|
Enable support for Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol (XMPP) formerly known as Jabber |
Extended USE flags
The net-misc/asterisk supports the VOICEMAIL_STORAGE USE_EXPAND variable that is definable in /etc/portage/make.conf:
FILE
/etc/portage/make.confExtended USE flags for AsteriskVOICEMAIL_STORAGE="file imap odbc"
Emerge
Install net-misc/asterisk:
root #emerge --ask net-misc/asteriskConfiguration
Usage
Testing
If no PBX hardware phones are available, linphone can be used to test the setup. This is a much less expensive solution than purchasing PBX hardware.