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1<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>
2<!DOCTYPE sect1 PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.5//EN"
3 "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.5/docbookx.dtd" [
4 <!ENTITY % general-entities SYSTEM "../../general.ent">
5 %general-entities;
6
7 <!ENTITY avahi-download-http "https://github.com/lathiat/avahi/releases/download/v&avahi-version;/avahi-&avahi-version;.tar.gz">
8 <!ENTITY avahi-download-ftp " ">
9 <!ENTITY avahi-md5sum "229c6aa30674fc43c202b22c5f8c2be7">
10 <!ENTITY avahi-size "1.5 MB">
11 <!ENTITY avahi-buildsize "32 MB">
12 <!ENTITY avahi-time "0.3 SBU">
13]>
14
15<sect1 id="avahi" xreflabel="Avahi-&avahi-version;">
16 <?dbhtml filename="avahi.html"?>
17
18 <sect1info>
19 <othername>$LastChangedBy$</othername>
20 <date>$Date$</date>
21 </sect1info>
22
23 <title>Avahi-&avahi-version;</title>
24
25 <indexterm zone="avahi">
26 <primary sortas="a-Avahi">Avahi</primary>
27 </indexterm>
28
29 <sect2 role="package">
30 <title>Introduction to Avahi</title>
31
32 <para>
33 The <application>Avahi</application> package is a system which
34 facilitates service discovery on a local network.
35 </para>
36
37 &lfs91_checked;
38
39 <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Package Information</bridgehead>
40 <itemizedlist spacing="compact">
41 <listitem>
42 <para>
43 Download (HTTP): <ulink url="&avahi-download-http;"/>
44 </para>
45 </listitem>
46 <listitem>
47 <para>
48 Download (FTP): <ulink url="&avahi-download-ftp;"/>
49 </para>
50 </listitem>
51 <listitem>
52 <para>
53 Download MD5 sum: &avahi-md5sum;
54 </para>
55 </listitem>
56 <listitem>
57 <para>
58 Download size: &avahi-size;
59 </para>
60 </listitem>
61 <listitem>
62 <para>
63 Estimated disk space required: &avahi-buildsize;
64 </para>
65 </listitem>
66 <listitem>
67 <para>
68 Estimated build time: &avahi-time;
69 </para>
70 </listitem>
71 </itemizedlist>
72
73 <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Avahi Dependencies</bridgehead>
74
75 <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Required</bridgehead>
76 <para role="required">
77 <xref linkend="glib2"/>
78 </para>
79
80 <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Recommended</bridgehead>
81 <para role="recommended">
82 <xref linkend="gobject-introspection"/>,
83 <xref linkend="gtk2"/>,
84 <xref linkend="gtk3"/>,
85 <xref linkend="libdaemon"/>,
86 <xref linkend="libglade"/>, and
87 <xref linkend="qt5"/>
88 </para>
89
90 <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Optional</bridgehead>
91 <para role="optional">
92 <xref linkend="dbus-python"/>,
93 <xref linkend="pygtk"/>,
94 <xref linkend="doxygen"/> and
95 <ulink url="https://sourceforge.net/projects/xmltoman/">xmltoman</ulink>
96 (for generating documentation)
97 </para>
98
99 <para condition="html" role="usernotes">User Notes:
100 <ulink url="&blfs-wiki;/avahi"/>
101 </para>
102 </sect2>
103
104 <sect2 role="installation">
105 <title>Installation of Avahi</title>
106
107 <para>
108 There should be a dedicated user and group to take control
109 of the <command>avahi-daemon</command> daemon after it is
110 started. Issue the following commands as the
111 <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user:
112 </para>
113
114<screen role="root"><userinput>groupadd -fg 84 avahi &amp;&amp;
115useradd -c "Avahi Daemon Owner" -d /var/run/avahi-daemon -u 84 \
116 -g avahi -s /bin/false avahi</userinput></screen>
117
118 <para>
119 There should also be a dedicated priviliged access group for
120 <application>Avahi</application> clients. Issue the following command as
121 the <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user:
122 </para>
123
124<screen role="root"><userinput>groupadd -fg 86 netdev</userinput></screen>
125
126 <para>Install <application>Avahi</application> by running the following
127 commands:</para>
128
129<screen revision="sysv"><userinput>./configure --prefix=/usr \
130 --sysconfdir=/etc \
131 --localstatedir=/var \
132 --disable-static \
133 --disable-mono \
134 --disable-monodoc \
135 --disable-python \
136 --disable-qt3 \
137 --disable-qt4 \
138 --enable-core-docs \
139 --with-distro=none \
140 --with-systemdsystemunitdir=no &amp;&amp;
141make</userinput></screen>
142
143<screen revision="systemd"><userinput>./configure --prefix=/usr \
144 --sysconfdir=/etc \
145 --localstatedir=/var \
146 --disable-static \
147 --disable-mono \
148 --disable-monodoc \
149 --disable-python \
150 --disable-qt3 \
151 --disable-qt4 \
152 --enable-core-docs \
153 --with-distro=none \
154 --with-systemdsystemunitdir=/lib/systemd/system &amp;&amp;
155make</userinput></screen>
156
157 <para>
158 This package does not come with a test suite.
159 </para>
160
161 <para>Now, as the <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user:</para>
162
163<screen role="root"><userinput>make install</userinput></screen>
164
165 </sect2>
166
167 <sect2 role="commands">
168 <title>Command Explanations</title>
169
170 <xi:include xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"
171 href="../../xincludes/static-libraries.xml"/>
172
173 <para>
174 <parameter>--disable-mono</parameter>: This parameter disables the
175 <application>Mono</application> bindings.
176 </para>
177
178 <para>
179 <parameter>--disable-monodoc</parameter>: This parameter disables
180 documentation for the <application>Mono</application> bindings.
181 </para>
182
183 <para>
184 <parameter>--disable-python</parameter>: This parameter disables the
185 scripts that depend on <application>Python</application>. It also
186 allows a regular install to complete successfully.
187 </para>
188
189 <para>
190 <parameter>--disable-qt3</parameter>: This parameter disables the
191 attempt to build the obsolete <application>Qt3</application>
192 portions of the package.
193 </para>
194
195 <para>
196 <parameter>--disable-qt4</parameter>: This parameter disables the
197 attempt to build the obsolete <application>Qt4Core</application>
198 portions of the package.
199 </para>
200
201 <para>
202 <parameter>--enable-core-docs</parameter>: This parameter enables the
203 building of documentation.
204 </para>
205
206 <para>
207 <parameter>--with-distro=none</parameter>: There is an obsolete
208 boot script in the distribution for LFS. This option disables it.
209 </para>
210
211 <para revision="sysv">
212 <parameter>--with-systemdsystemunitdir=no</parameter>: Without it, the
213 daemon fails to start in BLFS, which does not support
214 <application>systemd</application>.
215 </para>
216
217 <para revision="systemd">
218 <parameter>--with-systemdsystemunitdir=/lib/systemd/system</parameter>:
219 This parameter is used to set the correct installation directory for
220 systemd units.
221 </para>
222
223 <para>
224 <option>--disable-dbus</option>: This parameter disables the use
225 of <application>D-Bus</application>.
226 </para>
227
228 <para>
229 <option>--disable-gtk</option>: This parameter disables the use
230 of <application>GTK+2</application>.
231 </para>
232
233 <para>
234 <option>--disable-gtk3</option>: This parameter disables the use
235 of <application>GTK+3</application>.
236 </para>
237
238 <para>
239 <option>--disable-libdaemon</option>: This parameter disables the use
240 of <application>libdaemon</application>. If you use this option,
241 <command>avahi-daemon</command> won't be built.
242 </para>
243
244 <para>
245 <option>--enable-tests</option>: This option enables the building of
246 tests and examples.
247 </para>
248
249 <para>
250 <option>--enable-compat-howl</option>: This option enables the
251 compatibility layer for <application>HOWL</application>.
252 </para>
253
254 <para>
255 <option>--enable-compat-libdns_sd</option>: This option enables the
256 compatibility layer for <application>libdns_sd</application>.
257 </para>
258
259 </sect2>
260
261 <sect2 role="configuration">
262 <title>Configuring avahi</title>
263
264 <sect3 id="avahi-init">
265 <title>Boot Script</title>
266
267 <para revision="sysv">
268 To automatically start the <command>avahi-daemon</command>
269 when the system is rebooted, install the
270 <filename>/etc/rc.d/init.d/avahi</filename> bootscript from
271 the <xref linkend="bootscripts"/> package.
272 </para>
273
274 <para revision="systemd">
275 To start the <command>avahi-daemon</command> daemon at boot, enable
276 the previously installed systemd unit by running the following command
277 as the <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user:
278 </para>
279
280 <indexterm zone="avahi avahi-init">
281 <primary sortas="f-avahi">avahi</primary>
282 </indexterm>
283
284<screen role="root" revision="sysv"><userinput>make install-avahi</userinput></screen>
285
286<screen role="root" revision="systemd"><userinput>systemctl enable avahi-daemon</userinput></screen>
287
288 <para revision="systemd">
289 To start the <command>avahi-dnsconfd</command> daemon at boot, enable
290 the previously installed systemd unit by running the following command
291 as the <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user:
292 </para>
293
294<screen role="root" revision="systemd"><userinput>systemctl enable avahi-dnsconfd</userinput></screen>
295
296 </sect3>
297
298 </sect2>
299
300 <sect2 role="content">
301 <title>Contents</title>
302
303 <segmentedlist>
304 <segtitle>Installed Programs</segtitle>
305 <segtitle>Installed Libraries</segtitle>
306 <segtitle>Installed Directories</segtitle>
307
308 <seglistitem>
309 <seg>avahi-autoipd, avahi-browse, avahi-browse-domains,
310 avahi-daemon, avahi-discover-standalone, avahi-dnsconfd,
311 avahi-publish, avahi-publish-address, avahi-publish-service,
312 avahi-resolve, avahi-resolve-address, avahi-resolve-host-name,
313 avahi-set-host-name, bshell, bssh, and bvnc</seg>
314 <seg>libavahi-client.so, libavahi-common.so, libavahi-core.so,
315 libavahi-glib.so, libavahi-gobject.so, libavahi-libevent.so
316 libavahi-ui-gtk3.so, libavahi-qt5, libavahi-ui.so, libdns_sd.so, and
317 libhowl.so,</seg>
318 <seg>/etc/avahi/services, /usr/include/{avahi-client,avahi-common,
319 avahi-compat-howl, avahi-compat-libdns_sd, avahi-core, avahi-glib,
320 avahi-gobject, avahi-libevent, avahi-qt5, avahi-ui},
321 /usr/lib/avahi, /usr/share/avahi</seg>
322 </seglistitem>
323 </segmentedlist>
324
325 <variablelist>
326 <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Short Descriptions</bridgehead>
327 <?dbfo list-presentation="list"?>
328 <?dbhtml list-presentation="table"?>
329
330 <varlistentry id="avahi-autoipd">
331 <term><command>avahi-autoipd</command></term>
332 <listitem>
333 <para>is a IPv4LL network address configuration daemon.</para>
334 <indexterm zone="avahi avahi-autoipd">
335 <primary sortas="b-avahi-autoipd">avahi-autoipd</primary>
336 </indexterm>
337 </listitem>
338 </varlistentry>
339 <!--
340 <varlistentry id="avahi-bookmarks">
341 <term><command>avahi-bookmarks</command></term>
342 <listitem>
343 <para>is a Web service showing mDNS/DNS-SD announced HTTP services
344 using the <application>Avahi</application> daemon.</para>
345 <indexterm zone="avahi avahi-bookmarks">
346 <primary sortas="b-avahi-bookmarks">avahi-bookmarks</primary>
347 </indexterm>
348 </listitem>
349 </varlistentry>
350 -->
351 <varlistentry id="avahi-browse">
352 <term><command>avahi-browse</command></term>
353 <listitem>
354 <para>browses for mDNS/DNS-SD services using the
355 <application>Avahi</application> daemon.</para>
356 <indexterm zone="avahi avahi-browse">
357 <primary sortas="b-avahi-browse">avahi-browse</primary>
358 </indexterm>
359 </listitem>
360 </varlistentry>
361
362 <varlistentry id="avahi-browse-domains">
363 <term><command>avahi-browse-domains</command></term>
364 <listitem>
365 <para>browses for mDNS/DNS-SD services using the
366 <application>Avahi</application> daemon.</para>
367 <indexterm zone="avahi avahi-browse-domains">
368 <primary sortas="b-avahi-browse-domains">avahi-browse-domains</primary>
369 </indexterm>
370 </listitem>
371 </varlistentry>
372
373 <varlistentry id="avahi-daemon">
374 <term><command>avahi-daemon</command></term>
375 <listitem>
376 <para>is the <application>Avahi</application> mDNS/DNS-SD
377 daemon.</para>
378 <indexterm zone="avahi avahi-daemon">
379 <primary sortas="b-avahi-daemon">avahi-daemon</primary>
380 </indexterm>
381 </listitem>
382 </varlistentry>
383 <!--
384 <varlistentry id="avahi-discover">
385 <term><command>avahi-discover</command></term>
386 <listitem>
387 <para>browses for mDNS/DNS-SD services using the
388 <application>Avahi</application> daemon.</para>
389 <indexterm zone="avahi avahi-discover">
390 <primary sortas="b-avahi-discover">avahi-discover</primary>
391 </indexterm>
392 </listitem>
393 </varlistentry>
394 -->
395 <varlistentry id="avahi-discover-standalone">
396 <term><command>avahi-discover-standalone</command></term>
397 <listitem>
398 <para>browses for mDNS/DNS-SD services using the
399 <application>Avahi</application> daemon.</para>
400 <indexterm zone="avahi avahi-discover-standalone">
401 <primary sortas="b-avahi-discover-standalone">avahi-discover-standalone</primary>
402 </indexterm>
403 </listitem>
404 </varlistentry>
405
406 <varlistentry id="avahi-dnsconfd">
407 <term><command>avahi-dnsconfd</command></term>
408 <listitem>
409 <para>is a Unicast DNS server from mDNS/DNS-SD configuration
410 daemon.</para>
411 <indexterm zone="avahi avahi-dnsconfd">
412 <primary sortas="b-avahi-dnsconfd">avahi-dnsconfd</primary>
413 </indexterm>
414 </listitem>
415 </varlistentry>
416
417 <varlistentry id="avahi-publish">
418 <term><command>avahi-publish</command></term>
419 <listitem>
420 <para>registers a mDNS/DNS-SD service or host name or address mapping
421 using the <application>Avahi</application> daemon.</para>
422 <indexterm zone="avahi avahi-publish">
423 <primary sortas="b-avahi-publish">avahi-publish</primary>
424 </indexterm>
425 </listitem>
426 </varlistentry>
427
428 <varlistentry id="avahi-publish-address">
429 <term><command>avahi-publish-address</command></term>
430 <listitem>
431 <para>registers a mDNS/DNS-SD service or host name or address mapping
432 using the <application>Avahi</application> daemon.</para>
433 <indexterm zone="avahi avahi-publish-address">
434 <primary sortas="b-avahi-publish-address">avahi-publish-address</primary>
435 </indexterm>
436 </listitem>
437 </varlistentry>
438
439 <varlistentry id="avahi-publish-service">
440 <term><command>avahi-publish-service</command></term>
441 <listitem>
442 <para>registers a mDNS/DNS-SD service or host name or address mapping
443 using the <application>Avahi</application> daemon.</para>
444 <indexterm zone="avahi avahi-publish-service">
445 <primary sortas="b-avahi-publish-service">avahi-publish-service</primary>
446 </indexterm>
447 </listitem>
448 </varlistentry>
449
450 <varlistentry id="avahi-resolve">
451 <term><command>avahi-resolve</command></term>
452 <listitem>
453 <para>resolves one or more mDNS/DNS host name(s) to IP address(es)
454 (and vice versa) using the <application>Avahi</application>
455 daemon.</para>
456 <indexterm zone="avahi avahi-resolve">
457 <primary sortas="b-avahi-resolve">avahi-resolve</primary>
458 </indexterm>
459 </listitem>
460 </varlistentry>
461
462 <varlistentry id="avahi-resolve-address">
463 <term><command>avahi-resolve-address</command></term>
464 <listitem>
465 <para>resolves one or more mDNS/DNS host name(s) to IP address(es)
466 (and vice versa) using the <application>Avahi</application>
467 daemon.</para>
468 <indexterm zone="avahi avahi-resolve-address">
469 <primary sortas="b-avahi-resolve-address">avahi-resolve-address</primary>
470 </indexterm>
471 </listitem>
472 </varlistentry>
473
474 <varlistentry id="avahi-resolve-host-name">
475 <term><command>avahi-resolve-host-name</command></term>
476 <listitem>
477 <para>resolves one or more mDNS/DNS host name(s) to IP address(es)
478 (and vice versa) using the <application>Avahi</application>
479 daemon.</para>
480 <indexterm zone="avahi avahi-resolve-host-name">
481 <primary sortas="b-avahi-resolve-host-name">avahi-resolve-host-name</primary>
482 </indexterm>
483 </listitem>
484 </varlistentry>
485
486 <varlistentry id="avahi-set-host-name">
487 <term><command>avahi-set-host-name</command></term>
488 <listitem>
489 <para>changes the mDNS host name.</para>
490 <indexterm zone="avahi avahi-set-host-name">
491 <primary sortas="b-avahi-set-host-name">avahi-set-host-name</primary>
492 </indexterm>
493 </listitem>
494 </varlistentry>
495
496 <!--<varlistentry id="bshell">
497 <term><command>bshell</command></term>
498 <listitem>
499 <para>does this .....</para>
500 <indexterm zone="avahi bshell">
501 <primary sortas="b-bshell">bshell</primary>
502 </indexterm>
503 </listitem>
504 </varlistentry>-->
505
506 <varlistentry id="bssh">
507 <term><command>bssh</command></term>
508 <listitem>
509 <para>browses for SSH servers on the local network.</para>
510 <indexterm zone="avahi bssh">
511 <primary sortas="b-bssh">bssh</primary>
512 </indexterm>
513 </listitem>
514 </varlistentry>
515
516 <varlistentry id="bvnc">
517 <term><command>bvnc</command></term>
518 <listitem>
519 <para>browses for VNC servers on the local network.</para>
520 <indexterm zone="avahi bvnc">
521 <primary sortas="b-bvnc">bvnc</primary>
522 </indexterm>
523 </listitem>
524 </varlistentry>
525
526 <!--<varlistentry id="libavahi-client">
527 <term><filename class='libraryfile'>libavahi-client.{so,a}</filename></term>
528 <listitem>
529 <para>contains functions that .....</para>
530 <indexterm zone="avahi libavahi-client">
531 <primary sortas="c-libavahi-client">libavahi-client.{so,a}</primary>
532 </indexterm>
533 </listitem>
534 </varlistentry>
535
536 <varlistentry id="libavahi-common">
537 <term><filename class='libraryfile'>libavahi-common.{so,a}</filename></term>
538 <listitem>
539 <para>contains functions that .....</para>
540 <indexterm zone="avahi libavahi-common">
541 <primary sortas="c-libavahi-common">libavahi-common.{so,a}</primary>
542 </indexterm>
543 </listitem>
544 </varlistentry>
545
546 <varlistentry id="libavahi-core">
547 <term><filename class='libraryfile'>libavahi-core.{so,a}</filename></term>
548 <listitem>
549 <para>contains functions that .....</para>
550 <indexterm zone="avahi libavahi-core">
551 <primary sortas="c-libavahi-core">libavahi-core.{so,a}</primary>
552 </indexterm>
553 </listitem>
554 </varlistentry>
555
556 <varlistentry id="libavahi-glib">
557 <term><filename class='libraryfile'>libavahi-glib.{so,a}</filename></term>
558 <listitem>
559 <para>contains functions that .....</para>
560 <indexterm zone="avahi libavahi-glib">
561 <primary sortas="c-libavahi-glib">libavahi-glib.{so,a}</primary>
562 </indexterm>
563 </listitem>
564 </varlistentry>
565
566 <varlistentry id="libavahi-gobject">
567 <term><filename class='libraryfile'>libavahi-gobject.{so,a}</filename></term>
568 <listitem>
569 <para>contains functions that .....</para>
570 <indexterm zone="avahi libavahi-gobject">
571 <primary sortas="c-libavahi-gobject">libavahi-gobject.{so,a}</primary>
572 </indexterm>
573 </listitem>
574 </varlistentry>
575
576 <varlistentry id="libavahi-ui-gtk3">
577 <term><filename class='libraryfile'>libavahi-ui-gtk3.{so,a}</filename></term>
578 <listitem>
579 <para>contains functions that .....</para>
580 <indexterm zone="avahi libavahi-ui-gtk3">
581 <primary sortas="c-libavahi-ui-gtk3">libavahi-ui-gtk3.{so,a}</primary>
582 </indexterm>
583 </listitem>
584 </varlistentry>
585
586 <varlistentry id="libavahi-ui">
587 <term><filename class='libraryfile'>libavahi-ui.{so,a}</filename></term>
588 <listitem>
589 <para>contains functions that .....</para>
590 <indexterm zone="avahi libavahi-ui">
591 <primary sortas="c-libavahi-ui">libavahi-ui.{so,a}</primary>
592 </indexterm>
593 </listitem>
594 </varlistentry>
595
596 <varlistentry id="libdns_sd">
597 <term><filename class='libraryfile'>libdns_sd.{so,a}</filename></term>
598 <listitem>
599 <para>contains functions that .....</para>
600 <indexterm zone="avahi libdns_sd">
601 <primary sortas="c-libdns_sd">libdns_sd.{so,a}</primary>
602 </indexterm>
603 </listitem>
604 </varlistentry>
605
606 <varlistentry id="libhowl">
607 <term><filename class='libraryfile'>libhowl.{so,a}</filename></term>
608 <listitem>
609 <para>contains functions that .....</para>
610 <indexterm zone="avahi libhowl">
611 <primary sortas="c-libhowl">libhowl.{so,a}</primary>
612 </indexterm>
613 </listitem>
614 </varlistentry>-->
615
616 </variablelist>
617
618 </sect2>
619
620</sect1>
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