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Install trixbox on a running OS

shino_man28
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Submitted by shino_man28 on Wed, 06/24/2009 - 9:07pm.

Hi
excuse my noobness.
I got trixbox running on a laptop, using the installer got from the download section (trixbox CE 2.6.2.3 (Stable))
i got it all working outbound/inbound/remote access. this was just of course to learn trixbox.

question is, is it possible for me to install an actual gui OS, say ubuntu or other distros then install trixbox after without it wiping out my existing OS?

i feel its a waste of my laptop to just run trixbox on it when theres still heaps of resources that can be used on other stuff.

can anybody point me to the right direction if its possible?

‹ Is trixbox ce limited to ONLY 8 Channels??? 2.6.2.2 memory usage in GUI ›

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b14ck
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2009-03-03
The best way to do it is to
Wed, 06/24/2009 - 10:22pm

The best way to do it is to run trixbox in a virtual machine. If you are using Ubuntu or the like, simply install ubuntu, then install the program virtualbox. Then run virtualbox and create a new OS (and install trixbox). it's basically a program window and inside is your other operating system, in this case, trixbox. So if you want to use trixbox and play around, you can just start up virtualbox and you'll have trixbox running on your machine! And when you want to stop it, simply shut down virtual box. You get the best of both worlds :)

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shino_man28
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2009-06-18
Thanks for the reply. Makes
Thu, 06/25/2009 - 2:37am

Thanks for the reply. Makes sense.

My old laptops spec: 1.39Ghz, 256MB memory.

On my asterisk system info-> memory section, i just noticed:
Used: 218.96 MB
Free: 14.76 MB

asterisk uses this much?? didnt expect it to be.
so that leaves me nothing if im going to run Ubuntu, virtual box and asterisk lol.
i wanted to run linux as i thought its not uses much memory?
im thinking disablin apps on asterisk that I may not need.

i think the actual question is, with the specs that I got, is it feasible for me to run Ubuntu OS, virtual box with asterisk on it?


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jades
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2006-11-26
It's cached memory. Asterisk
Thu, 06/25/2009 - 4:36am

It's cached memory. Asterisk does not use all that memory. This is normal with Linux.

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b14ck
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2009-03-03
Also--when you create your
Thu, 06/25/2009 - 8:20am

Also--when you create your trixbox virtual machine using virtualbox, you specify how much resources you want to allocate for trixbox (how much disk space, RAM, etc.).

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TDF
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2006-12-19
But nevertheless isnt 256 a
Thu, 06/25/2009 - 8:26am

But nevertheless isnt 256 a bit low for running trix let alone running a OS and VM with it in ?


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shino_man28
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2009-06-18
this is just for
Thu, 06/25/2009 - 5:43pm

this is just for learning/testing purposes.. its not for full blown phone system
ahm yeah i reckon the memory is pretty low but i just want to test it first if i can and if it all works then upgrade to more powerful machine.
i guess the only really way to know is to test it.
thanks guys

ahm just out of curiosity, it states on the admin page of trixbox,
web, ssh, mysql server running..

ahm the web and database server, that can be used as an actual normal server?
and is it possible to add say mail server to it as well??


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andrew
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2006-05-30
You can install a GUI if you
Thu, 06/25/2009 - 9:39pm

You can install a GUI if you want.

yum groupinstall "GNOME Desktop Environment"


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shino_man28
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2009-06-18
Id really much want that
Fri, 06/26/2009 - 5:57am

Id really much want that however 'yum groupinstall GNOME Desktop Environment' gives me -
Warning: group gnome does not exist
Warning: group desktop does not exist
Warning: group environment does not exist
No packages in any requested group available to install or update.

please help.


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restoble
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2009-06-18
You forget quotes as in
Fri, 06/26/2009 - 9:26pm

You forget quotes as in "Gnome Desktop Envirionment".

Also wait long time. :) But it work.

Also newest trixbox 2.8 have not XEN kernels so engineertim.com xen guide no working...

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shino_man28
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2009-06-18
yup got it working with this
Tue, 06/30/2009 - 5:04pm

yup got it working with this command: yum -y groupinstall “GNOME Desktop Environment”

I have done it remotely so i still need to check once im in front of the server.

so should I just expect that when i reboot the server, il have a GUI display?


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SkykingOH
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2007-12-17
Not sure if it sets up the
Tue, 06/30/2009 - 8:56pm

Not sure if it sets up the xinit environment.

Do you have a local Linux machine running an xserver? Launch an x program from the command line with the display switch set to your local xserver and the window should pop up.

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shino_man28
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2009-06-18
Using remote access, i get
Tue, 06/30/2009 - 9:48pm

Using remote access, i get this for 'xinit'

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[trixbox1.localdomain ~]# xinit

xinit: No such file or directory (errno 2): no server "X" in PATH

Use the -- option, or make sure that /usr/bin is in your path and
that "X" is a program or a link to the right type of server
for your display. Possible server names include:

Xorg X.Org displays

giving up.
xinit: Connection refused (errno 111): unable to connect to X server
xinit: No such process (errno 3): Server error.
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"Do you have a local Linux machine running an xserver?"
- Unfortunately I dont. is there any other way?

The reason I want to set this up is so that I can access the server gui/console locally/remotely, not having to use another pc on the network rather access it directly.

Any suggestion will be greatly appreciated.


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shino_man28
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2009-06-18
Ok got it all working,
Sat, 07/04/2009 - 5:25am

Ok got it all working, thanks to this link below:
http://www.cahilig.org/howto-install-gnomekde-centos

Conclusion:
- if you have a low specs machine and wana learn trixbox and linux, instead of running a virtual box, install trixbox first, get the GUI running after if you want. Also webmin is very handy, but try to do it on console as well.


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