Current versions of Asterisk
This is a collection of download URLs to the current versions of Asterisk and related packages for my personal reference so I don't have to deal with the unusable redirect links at Digium's download site.
RSS-FeedCurrent Asterisk 1.4
| Date | Download | Info | wget * |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 Jul 23 | Asterisk 1.4.21.2 | ChangeLog | URL, Version |
| 2008 Jun 30 | Asterisk 1.4.21.1 | ChangeLog |
Current Asterisk 1.4 Addons
| Date | Download | Info | wget * |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 Jun 04 | Asterisk Addons 1.4.7 | ChangeLog | URL, Version |
| 2008 Feb 21 | Asterisk Addons 1.4.6 | ChangeLog |
Current LibPRI 1.4
| Date | Download | Info | wget * |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 Aug 06 | LibPRI 1.4.7 | ChangeLog | URL, Version |
| 2008 Jul 22 | LibPRI 1.4.6 | ChangeLog |
Current Zaptel 1.4
| Date | Download | Info | wget * |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 May 29 | Zaptel 1.4.11 | ChangeLog | URL, Version |
| 2008 May 01 | Zaptel 1.4.10.1 | ChangeLog |
The dilemma of current installation instructions
Most installation instructions for Asterisk either use
cd /usr/src/ http://downloads.digium.com/pub/asterisk/releases/asterisk-1.4.15.tar.gz tar -xzf asterisk-1.4.15.tar.gz cd asterisk-1.4.15/
where the version is never up to date so the reader can't simply copy & paste the command into their shell. Or they tell you to
cd /usr/src/ http://downloads.digium.com/pub/asterisk/asterisk-1.4-current.tar.gz tar -xzf asterisk-*.tar.gz cd asterisk-*/
which is not what the author intended if you did not remove any older downloads first.
How to download the current version of Asterisk
cd /usr/src/ version=`wget -q -O - http://www.kempgen.net/asterisk/current/version/asterisk-1.4`
Your shell evaluates the second line to version=1.4.15
(or whatever the current version of Asterisk may be).
echo ${version}
wget -c http://downloads.digium.com/pub/asterisk/releases/asterisk-${version}.tar.gz
tar -xzf asterisk-${version}.tar.gz
cd asterisk-${version}/
Just the current tarball
If you are able to figure it out yourself and all you need is the tarball but don't want to look up the current version:
wget -c `wget -q -O - http://www.kempgen.net/asterisk/current/url/asterisk-1.4`
Complete installation instructions
For a complete walkthrough see
The Asterisk Book
(English, "unstable") or
Das Asterisk Buch
(German, "stable").
last modified: 06 Aug 2008