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FreePBX


Last Update: 2024-02-02 02:44 UTC


FreePBX (formerly AsteriskNOW) is a Linux distribution with an open-source, web-based graphical user interface that controls and manages Asterisk (PBX), an open source communication server. FreePBX is licensed under the GNU General Public License (GPL). FreePBX can be installed manually or as part of the pre-configured FreePBX distribution that includes the operating system, Asterisk, FreePBX GUI and assorted dependencies. FreePBX is based on the CentOS distribution while maintaining its own software repositories. The distribution is free to download and install with support offered through a paid subscription.



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FreePBX Summary
Distribution FreePBX (formerly AsteriskNOW)
Home Page https://www.freepbx.org/
Mailing Lists --
User Forums https://community.freepbx.org/
Alternative User Forums
Documentation https://help.sangoma.com/
Screenshots http://wiki.freepbx.org/display/F2/Screen+Shots DistroWatch Gallery
Screencasts
Download Mirrors https://www.freepbx.org/downloads/freepbx-distro/DistroWatch Torrent Archive
Bug Tracker --
Related Websites
Reviews
Where To Donate, Buy, or Try https://www.freepbx.org/support-2/

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Feature 2302 2203 2104
Release Date 2023-02-20 2022-03-31 2021-04-30
End Of Life      
Price (US$) Free Free Free
Image Size (MB) 2200-2300 2200-2300 2200-2300
Free Download ISO ISO ISO
Installation Text mode Text mode Text mode
Default Desktop Web Web Web
Package Management RPM (yum) RPM (yum) RPM (yum)
Release Model Fixed Fixed Fixed
Office Suite -- -- --
Processor Architecture x86_64 x86_64 x86_64
Init Software systemd systemd systemd
Journaled File Systems ext4 ext4 ext4
Multilingual Yes Yes Yes
Asian Language Support -- -- --
Full Package List 2302 2203 2104
abiword (3.0.5) -- -- --
alsa-lib (1.2.11) 1.1.8 1.1.8 1.1.8
amdgpu (23.0.0) -- -- --
bash (5.2.21) 4.2 4.2 4.2
bind (9.18.21) -- -- --
chromium (121.0.6167.139) -- -- --
cups (2.4.7) -- -- --
dhcp (4.4.3-P1) 4.2.5 4.2.5 4.2.5
e2fsprogs (1.47.0) 1.42.9 1.42.9 1.42.9
firefox (122.0) -- -- --
freetype (2.13.2) 2.8 2.8 2.8
gcc (13.2.0) 4.8.5 4.8.5 4.8.5
gimp (2.10.36) -- -- --
glibc (2.39) 2.17 2.17 2.17
gnome-shell (45.3) -- -- --
gnucash (5.5) -- -- --
gnumeric (1.12.56) -- -- --
grub (2.12) 2.02 2.02 2.02
gtk (4.12.5) 2.24.31 2.24.31 2.24.31
httpd (2.4.58) 2.4.6 2.4.6 2.4.6
inkscape (1.3.1) -- -- --
k3b (23.08.4) -- -- --
kmod (31) 20 20 20
krita (5.2.2) -- -- --
LibreOffice (24.2.0) -- -- --
linux (6.7.3) 3.10 3.10 3.10
lxpanel (0.10.1) -- -- --
mariadb (11.1.3) 5.5.65 5.5.65 5.5.65
mate-desktop (1.26.2) -- -- --
mesa (24.0.0) 18.3.4 18.3.4 18.3.4
mysql (8.3.0) -- -- --
nautilus (45.2.1) -- -- --
NVIDIA (545.29.06) -- -- --
openbox (3.6.1) -- -- --
openjdk (21.0.2) 8u262 8u262 8u262
openssh (9.6p1) 7.4p1 7.4p1 7.4p1
openssl (3.2.1) 1.0.2k 1.0.2k 1.0.2k
perl (5.38.2) 5.16.3 5.16.3 5.16.3
php (8.3.2) 7.4.16 5.6.40 5.6.40
plasma-desktop (5.27.10) -- -- --
postfix (3.8.5) 2.10.1 2.10.1 2.10.1
postgresql (16.1) -- -- --
Python (3.12.1) 3.6.7 3.6.7 3.6.7
qt (6.6.1) -- -- --
samba (4.19.4) -- -- --
systemd (255.3) 219 219 219
thunderbird (115.7.0) -- -- --
vim (9.1) 7.4 7.4 7.4
vlc (3.0.20) -- -- --
wayland (1.22.0) -- -- --
xfdesktop (4.18.1) -- -- --
xorg-server (21.1.11) -- -- --


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Version: 21.04
Rating: 8
Date: 2022-03-06
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No fancy features as other unified communications solutions but do the job as publish in a easy way. It works with new and old hardware. No problem to be virtualized. Tons of third party harware from sip phones to sip gateways. Web UI for easy management but it let you fine tuning it from the command line. Can be enhanced with addins and modules most of them from third parties. Very stable due to being based on Centos but it need to upgrade to a new open source RHEL base Linux due to EOL of Centos.


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