How to install Asterisk

Install Asterisk on Ubuntu 16.04 from Source

Open Terminal
1) Use following command to switch root
sudo su

[enter your password]


2) Install initial dependencies
apt-get install build-essential wget libssl-dev libncurses5-dev libnewt-dev libxml2-dev linux-headers-$(uname -r) libsqlite3-dev uuid-dev git subversion

Asterisk

Asterisk is an open source software to use for the communication app. Its run on Linux(Ubuntu, CentOS etc), Its is created by Digium, Inc.

Asterisk is providing you real-time connectivity on both PSTN and VOIP networks. Asterisk is useful to learn all about PBX(Private Branch Exchange), it needs no additional hardware, you can use a softphone (Zoiper, blink etc),

Asterisk provides you Voice call, Voice mail, messaging and call conference etc, Its has support for SIP, H.323, IAX and ADSI

                     

Lets start with Asterisk.