Upgrade asterisk 1.4.23.1 to 1.6.0.6

I just recently started using asterisk, and I intalled AsteriskNow, but I realized Asterisk version is 1.4.23.1. I would like to upgrade it to the latest stable 1.6.0.6. Can anyone tell me the steps to upgrading to a newer version?

I would like to have 1.6.0.6 running with asterisk-gui 2.

I appreciate all your help, and I tried searching for the steps but I did not find anything that I could follow.

Is the upgrade the same steps as this nerdvittles.com/?p=84 but for asterisk 1.6.0.6, zaptel-1.4.12.1, libpri-1.4.9, asterisk-addons-1.6.0 and asterisk-sounds-1.2.1?

I am running CentOS5.2 and entirely SIP.
Thanks

[quote=“wb”]I just recently started using asterisk, and I intalled AsteriskNow, but I realized Asterisk version is 1.4.23.1. I would like to upgrade it to the latest stable 1.6.0.6. Can anyone tell me the steps to upgrading to a newer version?

I would like to have 1.6.0.6 running with asterisk-gui 2.

I appreciate all your help, and I tried searching for the steps but I did not find anything that I could follow.

Is the upgrade the same steps as this nerdvittles.com/?p=84 but for asterisk 1.6.0.6, zaptel-1.4.12.1, libpri-1.4.9, asterisk-addons-1.6.0 and asterisk-sounds-1.2.1?

I am running CentOS5.2 and entirely SIP.
Thanks[/quote]

Asterisk 1.6.* is NOT using Zaptel, but DAHDI.

[quote=“henkoegema”][quote=“wb”]I just recently started using asterisk, and I intalled AsteriskNow, but I realized Asterisk version is 1.4.23.1. I would like to upgrade it to the latest stable 1.6.0.6. Can anyone tell me the steps to upgrading to a newer version?

I would like to have 1.6.0.6 running with asterisk-gui 2.

I appreciate all your help, and I tried searching for the steps but I did not find anything that I could follow.

Is the upgrade the same steps as this nerdvittles.com/?p=84 but for asterisk 1.6.0.6, zaptel-1.4.12.1, libpri-1.4.9, asterisk-addons-1.6.0 and asterisk-sounds-1.2.1?

I am running CentOS5.2 and entirely SIP.
Thanks[/quote]

Asterisk 1.6.* is NOT using Zaptel, but DAHDI.[/quote]

Right, so that website describes how to install it. Is that all I need to do? I don’t even need that I think cause I am only using SIP.

[quote=“wb”]
Right, so that website describes how to install it. Is that all I need to do? I don’t even need that I think cause I am only using SIP.[/quote]

It’s correct that you don’t need DAHDI.

Why not do a new install of 1.6.x ?
Doesn’t take more then a few minutes.
Just keep your *.conf files in /etc/asterisk.

[quote=“henkoegema”][quote=“wb”]
Right, so that website describes how to install it. Is that all I need to do? I don’t even need that I think cause I am only using SIP.[/quote]

It’s correct that you don’t need DAHDI.

Why not do a new install of 1.6.x ?
Doesn’t take more then a few minutes.
Just keep your *.conf files in /etc/asterisk.[/quote]

What do I have to do (steps) for a clean new install of asterisk since I already have 1.4.23.1 running?

[quote=“wb”]
What do I have to do (steps) for a clean new install of asterisk since I already have 1.4.23.1 running?[/quote]

Just install it over the old one (but don’t create samples docs as suggested at the end of the compilation, otherwise you will overwrite the existing config files)

[quote=“henkoegema”]

Just install it over the old one (but don’t create samples docs as suggested at the end of the compilation, otherwise you will overwrite the existing config files)[/quote]

Just how does one do that? Do I still boot from the CD? I’m running 1.4.18.1 and I would like to upgrade to the latest & greatest.