Digium TE800 Series, User Manual

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Chapter 2: Card Installation
Software Installation
Digium hardware requires drivers and libraries that are not integrated
with the Linux kernel. Digium hardware is supported only under Linux.
Digium recommends CentOS, Debian, Red Hat, and Ubuntu distributions
of Linux. However, many other distributions are supported by Digium
Technical Support.
Digium’s software, including drivers and application software, may be
obtained from Digium’s download server at:
http://downloads.digium.com
For an introduction to Asterisk, Digium’s telephony software, including
additional information on its configuration, setup, and features, please
refer to:
http://www.asterisk.org
For the latest information on setting up and configuring DAHDI drivers
for your Digium hardware product, please refer to the latest release of this
manual which is available from the product-specific documentation
section at:
http://www.digium.com
To install your TE800 Series card, you will need:
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Linux 2.6 kernel headers
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Development libraries and headers for ncurses
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Development libraries and headers for zlib and openssl
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Development libraries and headers for newt
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GCC and standard software build tools
It is recommended that you use the most recent version of the Asterisk,
DAHDI, and libpri software for the best results. If you have previously
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