1 | <?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>
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2 | <!DOCTYPE sect1 PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.5//EN"
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3 | "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.5/docbookx.dtd" [
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4 | <!ENTITY % general-entities SYSTEM "../../general.ent">
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5 | %general-entities;
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6 |
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7 | <!ENTITY avahi-download-http "http://avahi.org/download/avahi-&avahi-version;.tar.gz">
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8 | <!ENTITY avahi-download-ftp " ">
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9 | <!ENTITY avahi-md5sum "a83155a6e29e3988f07e5eea3287b21e">
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10 | <!ENTITY avahi-size "1.1 MB">
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11 | <!ENTITY avahi-buildsize "27 MB">
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12 | <!ENTITY avahi-time "0.6 SBU">
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13 | ]>
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14 |
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15 | <sect1 id="avahi" xreflabel="avahi-&avahi-version;">
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16 | <?dbhtml filename="avahi.html"?>
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17 |
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18 | <sect1info>
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19 | <othername>$LastChangedBy$</othername>
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20 | <date>$Date$</date>
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21 | </sect1info>
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22 |
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23 | <title>avahi-&avahi-version;</title>
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24 |
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25 | <indexterm zone="avahi">
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26 | <primary sortas="a-avahi">avahi</primary>
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27 | </indexterm>
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28 |
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29 | <sect2 role="package">
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30 | <title>Introduction to avahi</title>
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31 |
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32 | <para>The <application>avahi</application> package is a system which
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33 | facilitates service discovery on a local network.</para>
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34 |
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35 | &lfs65_built;
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36 |
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37 | <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Package Information</bridgehead>
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38 | <itemizedlist spacing="compact">
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39 | <listitem>
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40 | <para>Download (HTTP): <ulink url="&avahi-download-http;"/></para>
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41 | </listitem>
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42 | <listitem>
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43 | <para>Download (FTP): <ulink url="&avahi-download-ftp;"/></para>
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44 | </listitem>
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45 | <listitem>
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46 | <para>Download MD5 sum: &avahi-md5sum;</para>
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47 | </listitem>
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48 | <listitem>
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49 | <para>Download size: &avahi-size;</para>
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50 | </listitem>
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51 | <listitem>
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52 | <para>Estimated disk space required: &avahi-buildsize;</para>
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53 | </listitem>
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54 | <listitem>
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55 | <para>Estimated build time: &avahi-time;</para>
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56 | </listitem>
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57 | </itemizedlist>
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58 |
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59 | <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Additional Downloads</bridgehead>
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60 | <itemizedlist spacing="compact">
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61 | <listitem>
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62 | <para>Required patch: <ulink
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63 | url="&patch-root;/avahi-&avahi-version;-lfs_initscript_fixes-1.patch"/></para>
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64 | </listitem>
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65 | </itemizedlist>
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66 |
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67 | <bridgehead renderas="sect3">avahi Dependencies</bridgehead>
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68 |
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69 | <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Required</bridgehead>
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70 | <para role="required"><xref linkend="intltool"/> and
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71 | <xref linkend="glib2"/></para>
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72 |
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73 | <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Optional</bridgehead>
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74 | <para role="optional"><xref linkend="dbus-python"/>,
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75 | <xref linkend="gtk2"/>,
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76 | <xref linkend="libdaemon"/>,
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77 | <xref linkend="libglade"/>,
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78 | <xref linkend="python"/>,
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79 | <xref linkend="pygtk"/>,
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80 | <xref linkend="qt"/>, and
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81 | <xref linkend="qt4"/></para>
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82 |
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83 | <para condition="html" role="usernotes">User Notes:
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84 | <ulink url="&blfs-wiki;/avahi"/></para>
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85 |
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86 | </sect2>
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87 |
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88 | <sect2 role="installation">
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89 | <title>Installation of avahi</title>
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90 |
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91 | <para>It is recommended to have a dedicated user and group to take
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92 | control of the <command>avahi-daemon</command> daemon after it is
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93 | started. Issue the following commands as the
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94 | <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user:</para>
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95 |
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96 | <screen role='root'><userinput>groupadd -fg 84 avahi &&
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97 | useradd -c "Avahi Daemon Owner" -d /dev/null -u 84 \
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98 | -g avahi -s /bin/false avahi || [ $? == 9 ]</userinput></screen>
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99 |
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100 | <para>It is recommended to have a dedicated priviliged access group for
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101 | <application>Avahi</application> clients. Issue the following command as
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102 | the <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user:</para>
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103 |
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104 | <screen role='root'><userinput>groupadd -fg 86 netdev</userinput></screen>
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105 |
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106 | <para>Install <application>avahi</application> by running the following
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107 | commands:</para>
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108 |
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109 | <screen><userinput>patch -Np1 -i ../avahi-&avahi-version;-lfs_initscript_fixes-1.patch &&
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110 | autoreconf -i -v &&
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111 | ./configure --prefix=/usr \
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112 | --sysconfdir=/etc \
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113 | --localstatedir=/var \
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114 | --with-distro=lfs \
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115 | --disable-qt3 \
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116 | --disable-qt4 \
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117 | --disable-gtk \
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118 | --disable-dbus \
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119 | --disable-libdaemon \
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120 | --disable-python \
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121 | --disable-mono \
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122 | --disable-monodoc \
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123 | --enable-core-docs &&
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124 | make</userinput></screen>
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125 |
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126 | <para>This package does not come with a test suite.</para>
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127 |
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128 | <para>Now, as the <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user:</para>
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129 |
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130 | <screen role="root"><userinput>make install</userinput></screen>
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131 |
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132 | </sect2>
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133 |
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134 | <sect2 role="commands">
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135 | <title>Command Explanations</title>
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136 |
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137 | <para><parameter>--with-distro=lfs</parameter>: This parameter specifies the
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138 | LFS distribution to target.</para>
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139 |
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140 | <para><parameter>--disable-qt3</parameter>: This parameter disables the
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141 | building of <application>Qt3</application> mainloop integration.</para>
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142 |
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143 | <para><parameter>--disable-qt4</parameter>: This parameter disables the
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144 | building of <application>Qt4Core</application> mainloop integration.</para>
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145 |
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146 | <para><parameter>--disable-gtk</parameter>: This parameter disables the use
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147 | of <application>GTK+</application>.</para>
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148 |
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149 | <para><parameter>--disable-dbus</parameter>: This parameter disables the use
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150 | of <application>D-Bus</application>.</para>
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151 |
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152 | <para><parameter>--disable-libdaemon</parameter>: This parameter disables
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153 | the use of libdaemon.</para>
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154 |
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155 | <para><parameter>--disable-python</parameter>: This parameter disables the
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156 | scripts that depends on <application>Python</application>.</para>
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157 |
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158 | <para><parameter>--disable-mono</parameter>: This parameter disables the
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159 | <application>Mono</application> bindings.</para>
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160 |
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161 | <para><parameter>--disable-monodoc</parameter>: This parameter disables
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162 | documentation for the <application>Mono</application> bindings.</para>
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163 |
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164 | <para><parameter>--enable-core-docs</parameter>: This parameter enables the
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165 | building of documentation.</para>
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166 |
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167 | <para><option>--enable-tests</option>: This option enables the building of
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168 | tests and examples.</para>
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169 |
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170 | <para><option>--enable-compat-libdns_sd</option>: This option enables the
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171 | compatibility layer for <application>libdns_sd</application>.</para>
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172 |
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173 | <para><option>--enable-compat-howl</option>: This option enables the
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174 | compatibility layer for <application>HOWL</application>.</para>
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175 |
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176 | </sect2>
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177 |
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178 | <sect2 role="content">
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179 | <title>Contents</title>
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180 |
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181 | <segmentedlist>
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182 | <segtitle>Installed Programs</segtitle>
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183 | <segtitle>Installed Libraries</segtitle>
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184 | <segtitle>Installed Directories</segtitle>
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185 |
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186 | <seglistitem>
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187 | <seg>avahi-autoipd, avahi-bookmarks, avahi-browse, avahi-daemon,
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188 | avahi-discover, avahi-discover-standalone, avahi-dnsconfd,
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189 | avahi-publish, avahi-resolve, avahi-set-host-name, and bssh</seg>
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190 | <seg>libavahi-client.{so,a}, libavahi-common.{so,a},
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191 | libavahi-core.{so,a}, libavahi-glib.{so,a}, libavahi-gobject.{so,a}, and
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192 | libavahi-ui.{so,a}</seg>
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193 | <seg>/etc/avahi/services,/usr/{include/avahi-{client,common,core,glib,
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194 | gobject,ui},lib/{avahi,python2.6/site-packages/{avahi,avahi_discover}},
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195 | share/avahi/{interfaces,introspection}}</seg>
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196 | </seglistitem>
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197 | </segmentedlist>
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198 |
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199 | <variablelist>
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200 | <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Short Descriptions</bridgehead>
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201 | <?dbfo list-presentation="list"?>
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202 | <?dbhtml list-presentation="table"?>
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203 |
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204 | <varlistentry id="avahi-autoipd">
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205 | <term><command>avahi-autoipd</command></term>
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206 | <listitem>
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207 | <para>is a IPv4LL network address configuration daemon.</para>
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208 | <indexterm zone="avahi avahi-autoipd">
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209 | <primary sortas="b-avahi-autoipd">avahi-autoipd</primary>
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210 | </indexterm>
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211 | </listitem>
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212 | </varlistentry>
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213 |
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214 | <varlistentry id="avahi-bookmarks">
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215 | <term><command>avahi-bookmarks</command></term>
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216 | <listitem>
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217 | <para>is a Web service showing mDNS/DNS-SD announced HTTP services
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218 | using the <application>Avahi</application> daemon.</para>
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219 | <indexterm zone="avahi avahi-bookmarks">
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220 | <primary sortas="b-avahi-bookmarks">avahi-bookmarks</primary>
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221 | </indexterm>
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222 | </listitem>
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223 | </varlistentry>
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224 |
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225 | <varlistentry id="avahi-browse">
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226 | <term><command>avahi-browse</command></term>
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227 | <listitem>
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228 | <para>browses for mDNS/DNS-SD services using the
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229 | <application>Avahi</application> daemon.</para>
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230 | <indexterm zone="avahi avahi-browse">
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231 | <primary sortas="b-avahi-browse">avahi-browse</primary>
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232 | </indexterm>
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233 | </listitem>
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234 | </varlistentry>
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235 |
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236 | <varlistentry id="avahi-daemon">
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237 | <term><command>avahi-daemon</command></term>
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238 | <listitem>
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239 | <para>is the <application>Avahi</application> mDNS/DNS-SD
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240 | daemon.</para>
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241 | <indexterm zone="avahi avahi-daemon">
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242 | <primary sortas="b-avahi-daemon">avahi-daemon</primary>
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243 | </indexterm>
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244 | </listitem>
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245 | </varlistentry>
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246 |
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247 | <varlistentry id="avahi-discover">
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248 | <term><command>avahi-discover</command></term>
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249 | <listitem>
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250 | <para>browses for mDNS/DNS-SD services using the
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251 | <application>Avahi</application> daemon.</para>
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252 | <indexterm zone="avahi avahi-discover">
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253 | <primary sortas="b-avahi-discover">avahi-discover</primary>
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254 | </indexterm>
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255 | </listitem>
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256 | </varlistentry>
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257 |
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258 | <varlistentry id="avahi-discover-standalone">
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259 | <term><command>avahi-discover-standalone</command></term>
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260 | <listitem>
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261 | <para>does this .....</para>
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262 | <indexterm zone="avahi avahi-discover-standalone">
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263 | <primary sortas="b-avahi-discover-standalone">avahi-discover-standalone</primary>
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264 | </indexterm>
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265 | </listitem>
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266 | </varlistentry>
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267 |
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268 | <varlistentry id="avahi-dnsconfd">
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269 | <term><command>avahi-dnsconfd</command></term>
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270 | <listitem>
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271 | <para>is a Unicast DNS server from mDNS/DNS-SD configuration
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272 | daemon.</para>
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273 | <indexterm zone="avahi avahi-dnsconfd">
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274 | <primary sortas="b-avahi-dnsconfd">avahi-dnsconfd</primary>
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275 | </indexterm>
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276 | </listitem>
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277 | </varlistentry>
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278 |
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279 | <varlistentry id="avahi-publish">
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280 | <term><command>avahi-publish</command></term>
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281 | <listitem>
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282 | <para>registers a mDNS/DNS-SD service or host name or address mapping
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283 | using the <application>Avahi</application> daemon.</para>
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284 | <indexterm zone="avahi avahi-publish">
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285 | <primary sortas="b-avahi-publish">avahi-publish</primary>
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286 | </indexterm>
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287 | </listitem>
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288 | </varlistentry>
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289 |
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290 | <varlistentry id="avahi-resolve">
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291 | <term><command>avahi-resolve</command></term>
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292 | <listitem>
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293 | <para>resolves one or more mDNS/DNS host name(s) to IP address(es)
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294 | (and vice versa) using the <application>Avahi</application>
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295 | daemon.</para>
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296 | <indexterm zone="avahi avahi-resolve">
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297 | <primary sortas="b-avahi-resolve">avahi-resolve</primary>
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298 | </indexterm>
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299 | </listitem>
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300 | </varlistentry>
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301 |
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302 | <varlistentry id="avahi-set-host-name">
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303 | <term><command>avahi-set-host-name</command></term>
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304 | <listitem>
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305 | <para>changes the mDNS host name.</para>
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306 | <indexterm zone="avahi avahi-set-host-name">
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307 | <primary sortas="b-avahi-set-host-name">avahi-set-host-name</primary>
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308 | </indexterm>
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309 | </listitem>
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310 | </varlistentry>
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311 |
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312 | <varlistentry id="bssh">
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313 | <term><command>bssh</command></term>
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314 | <listitem>
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315 | <para>browses for SSH/VNC servers on the local network.</para>
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316 | <indexterm zone="avahi bssh">
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317 | <primary sortas="b-bssh">bssh</primary>
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318 | </indexterm>
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319 | </listitem>
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320 | </varlistentry>
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321 |
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322 |
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323 | <!--<varlistentry id="libavahi-client">
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324 | <term><filename class='libraryfile'>libavahi-client.{so,a}</filename></term>
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325 | <listitem>
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326 | <para>contains functions that .....</para>
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327 | <indexterm zone="avahi libavahi-client">
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328 | <primary sortas="c-libavahi-client">libavahi-client.{so,a}</primary>
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329 | </indexterm>
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330 | </listitem>
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331 | </varlistentry>
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332 |
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333 | <varlistentry id="libavahi-common">
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334 | <term><filename class='libraryfile'>libavahi-common.{so,a}</filename></term>
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335 | <listitem>
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336 | <para>contains functions that .....</para>
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337 | <indexterm zone="avahi libavahi-common">
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338 | <primary sortas="c-libavahi-common">libavahi-common.{so,a}</primary>
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339 | </indexterm>
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340 | </listitem>
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341 | </varlistentry>
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342 |
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343 | <varlistentry id="libavahi-core">
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344 | <term><filename class='libraryfile'>libavahi-core.{so,a}</filename></term>
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345 | <listitem>
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346 | <para>contains functions that .....</para>
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347 | <indexterm zone="avahi libavahi-core">
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348 | <primary sortas="c-libavahi-core">libavahi-core.{so,a}</primary>
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349 | </indexterm>
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350 | </listitem>
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351 | </varlistentry>
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352 |
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353 | <varlistentry id="libavahi-glib">
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354 | <term><filename class='libraryfile'>libavahi-glib.{so,a}</filename></term>
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355 | <listitem>
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356 | <para>contains functions that .....</para>
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357 | <indexterm zone="avahi libavahi-glib">
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358 | <primary sortas="c-libavahi-glib">libavahi-glib.{so,a}</primary>
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359 | </indexterm>
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360 | </listitem>
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361 | </varlistentry>
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362 |
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363 | <varlistentry id="libavahi-gobject">
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364 | <term><filename class='libraryfile'>libavahi-gobject.{so,a}</filename></term>
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365 | <listitem>
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366 | <para>contains functions that .....</para>
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367 | <indexterm zone="avahi libavahi-gobject">
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368 | <primary sortas="c-libavahi-gobject">libavahi-gobject.{so,a}</primary>
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369 | </indexterm>
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370 | </listitem>
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371 | </varlistentry>
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372 |
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373 | <varlistentry id="libavahi-ui">
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374 | <term><filename class='libraryfile'>libavahi-ui.{so,a}</filename></term>
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375 | <listitem>
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376 | <para>contains functions that .....</para>
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377 | <indexterm zone="avahi libavahi-ui">
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378 | <primary sortas="c-libavahi-ui">libavahi-ui.{so,a}</primary>
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379 | </indexterm>
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380 | </listitem>
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381 | </varlistentry>-->
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382 |
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383 | </variablelist>
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384 |
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385 | </sect2>
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386 |
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387 | </sect1>
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