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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 "http://avahi.org/download/avahi-&avahi-version;.tar.gz">
8 <!ENTITY avahi-download-ftp " ">
9 <!ENTITY avahi-md5sum "2f22745b8f7368ad5a0a3fddac343f2d">
10 <!ENTITY avahi-size "1.3 MB">
11 <!ENTITY avahi-buildsize "23 MB">
12 <!ENTITY avahi-time "0.4 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 &lfs75_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"/> and
78 <xref linkend="intltool"/>
79 </para>
80
81 <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Recommended</bridgehead>
82 <para role="optional">
83 <xref linkend="dbus-python"/>,
84 <xref linkend="gobject-introspection"/>,
85 <xref linkend="gtk2"/>,
86 <xref linkend="gtk3"/>,
87 <xref linkend="libdaemon"/> and
88 <xref linkend="libglade"/>
89 </para>
90
91 <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Optional</bridgehead>
92 <para role="optional">
93 <xref linkend="qt4"/>
94 </para>
95
96 <para condition="html" role="usernotes">User Notes:
97 <ulink url="&blfs-wiki;/avahi"/>
98 </para>
99 </sect2>
100
101 <sect2 role="installation">
102 <title>Installation of Avahi</title>
103
104 <para>
105 There should be a dedicated user and group to take control
106 of the <command>avahi-daemon</command> daemon after it is
107 started. Issue the following commands as the
108 <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user:
109 </para>
110
111<screen role="root"><userinput>groupadd -fg 84 avahi &amp;&amp;
112useradd -c "Avahi Daemon Owner" -d /var/run/avahi-daemon -u 84 \
113 -g avahi -s /bin/false avahi</userinput></screen>
114
115 <para>
116 There should also be a dedicated priviliged access group for
117 <application>Avahi</application> clients. Issue the following command as
118 the <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user:
119 </para>
120
121<screen role="root"><userinput>groupadd -fg 86 netdev</userinput></screen>
122
123 <para>Install <application>Avahi</application> by running the following
124 commands:</para>
125
126<!-- final part of sed removes " -DGDK_DISABLE_DEPRECATED=1 -DGTK_DISABLE_DEPRECATED=1 \" -->
127<screen><userinput>sed -i 's/\(CFLAGS=.*\)-Werror \(.*\)/\1\2/' configure &amp;&amp;
128sed -i -e 's/-DG_DISABLE_DEPRECATED=1//' \
129 -e '/-DGDK_DISABLE_DEPRECATED/d' avahi-ui/Makefile.in &amp;&amp;
130./configure --prefix=/usr \
131 --sysconfdir=/etc \
132 --localstatedir=/var \
133 --disable-static \
134 --disable-mono \
135 --disable-monodoc \
136 --disable-python \
137 --disable-qt3 \
138 --disable-qt4 \
139 --enable-core-docs \
140 --with-distro=none &amp;&amp;
141make</userinput></screen>
142
143 <para>
144 This package does not come with a test suite.
145 </para>
146
147 <para>Now, as the <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user:</para>
148
149<screen role="root"><userinput>make install</userinput></screen>
150
151 </sect2>
152
153 <sect2 role="commands">
154 <title>Command Explanations</title>
155
156 <para>
157 <command>sed -i ...</command>: These seds allow the package to build after
158 the deprecation of symbols in <literal>gtkstock.h</literal> by current
159 <application>gtk+-3</application> by removing <literal>-Werror</literal>
160 and by removing the defines for G{,DK,TK}_DISABLE_DEPRECATED.
161 </para>
162
163 <xi:include xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"
164 href="../../xincludes/static-libraries.xml"/>
165
166 <para>
167 <option>--disable-mono</option>: This parameter disables the
168 <application>Mono</application> bindings.
169 </para>
170
171 <para>
172 <option>--disable-monodoc</option>: This parameter disables
173 documentation for the <application>Mono</application> bindings.
174 </para>
175
176 <para>
177 <option>--disable-python</option>: This parameter disables the
178 scripts that depend on <application>Python</application>. It also
179 allows a regular install to complete successfully.
180 </para>
181
182 <para>
183 <option>--disable-qt3</option>: This parameter disables the
184 building of <application>Qt3</application> mainloop integration.
185 </para>
186
187 <para>
188 <option>--disable-qt4</option>: This parameter disables the building
189 of <application>Qt4Core</application> mainloop integration. Omit
190 this if you have installed <application>Qt4</application>.
191 </para>
192
193 <para>
194 <option>--enable-core-docs</option>: This parameter enables the
195 building of documentation.
196 </para>
197
198 <para>
199 <parameter>--with-distro=none</parameter>: There is an obsolete
200 boot script in the distribution for LFS. This option disables it.
201 </para>
202
203 <para>
204 <option>--disable-dbus</option>: This parameter disables the use
205 of <application>D-Bus</application>.
206 </para>
207
208 <para>
209 <option>--disable-gtk</option>: This parameter disables the use
210 of <application>GTK+2</application>.
211 </para>
212
213 <para>
214 <option>--disable-gtk3</option>: This parameter disables the use
215 of <application>GTK+3</application>.
216 </para>
217
218 <para>
219 <option>--disable-libdaemon</option>: This parameter disables the use
220 of <application>libdaemon</application>. If you remove this option,
221 <command>avahi-daemon</command> won't be built.
222 </para>
223
224 <para>
225 <option>--enable-tests</option>: This option enables the building of
226 tests and examples.
227 </para>
228
229 <para>
230 <option>--enable-compat-howl</option>: This option enables the
231 compatibility layer for <application>HOWL</application>.
232 </para>
233
234 <para>
235 <option>--enable-compat-libdns_sd</option>: This option enables the
236 compatibility layer for <application>libdns_sd</application>.
237 </para>
238
239 </sect2>
240
241 <sect2 role="configuration">
242 <title>Configuring avahi</title>
243
244 <sect3 id="avahi-init">
245 <title>Boot Script</title>
246
247 <para>
248 To automatically start the <command>avahi-daemon</command>
249 when the system is rebooted, install the
250 <filename>/etc/rc.d/init.d/avahi</filename> bootscript from
251 the <xref linkend="bootscripts"/> package.
252 </para>
253
254 <indexterm zone="avahi avahi-init">
255 <primary sortas="f-avahi">avahi</primary>
256 </indexterm>
257
258<screen role="root"><userinput>make install-avahi</userinput></screen>
259
260 </sect3>
261
262 </sect2>
263
264 <sect2 role="content">
265 <title>Contents</title>
266
267 <segmentedlist>
268 <segtitle>Installed Programs</segtitle>
269 <segtitle>Installed Libraries</segtitle>
270 <segtitle>Installed Directories</segtitle>
271
272 <seglistitem>
273 <seg>avahi-autoipd, avahi-bookmarks, avahi-browse, avahi-browse-domains,
274 avahi-daemon, avahi-discover, avahi-discover-standalone, avahi-dnsconfd,
275 avahi-publish, avahi-publish-address, avahi-publish-service,
276 avahi-resolve, avahi-resolve-address, avahi-resolve-host-name,
277 avahi-set-host-name, bshell, bssh, and bvnc</seg>
278 <seg>libavahi-client.so, libavahi-common.so,
279 libavahi-core.so, libavahi-glib.so, libavahi-gobject.so,
280 libavahi-ui-gtk3.so,, libavahi-ui.so, libdns_sd.so, and
281 libhowl.so,</seg>
282 <seg>/etc/avahi/services, /usr/{include/{avahi-client,avahi-common,
283 avahi-compat-howl/{corby,discovery,rendezvous,salt},
284 avahi-compat-libdns_sd,avahi-core,avahi-glib,avahi-gobject,avahi-ui},
285 lib/{avahi,python&python2-majorver;/site-packages/{avahi,
286 avahi_discover}},share/{avahi/interfaces,locale/en_NZ/LC_MESSAGES}}</seg>
287 </seglistitem>
288 </segmentedlist>
289
290 <variablelist>
291 <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Short Descriptions</bridgehead>
292 <?dbfo list-presentation="list"?>
293 <?dbhtml list-presentation="table"?>
294
295 <varlistentry id="avahi-autoipd">
296 <term><command>avahi-autoipd</command></term>
297 <listitem>
298 <para>is a IPv4LL network address configuration daemon.</para>
299 <indexterm zone="avahi avahi-autoipd">
300 <primary sortas="b-avahi-autoipd">avahi-autoipd</primary>
301 </indexterm>
302 </listitem>
303 </varlistentry>
304
305 <varlistentry id="avahi-bookmarks">
306 <term><command>avahi-bookmarks</command></term>
307 <listitem>
308 <para>is a Web service showing mDNS/DNS-SD announced HTTP services
309 using the <application>Avahi</application> daemon.</para>
310 <indexterm zone="avahi avahi-bookmarks">
311 <primary sortas="b-avahi-bookmarks">avahi-bookmarks</primary>
312 </indexterm>
313 </listitem>
314 </varlistentry>
315
316 <varlistentry id="avahi-browse">
317 <term><command>avahi-browse</command></term>
318 <listitem>
319 <para>browses for mDNS/DNS-SD services using the
320 <application>Avahi</application> daemon.</para>
321 <indexterm zone="avahi avahi-browse">
322 <primary sortas="b-avahi-browse">avahi-browse</primary>
323 </indexterm>
324 </listitem>
325 </varlistentry>
326
327 <varlistentry id="avahi-browse-domains">
328 <term><command>avahi-browse-domains</command></term>
329 <listitem>
330 <para>browses for mDNS/DNS-SD services using the
331 <application>Avahi</application> daemon.</para>
332 <indexterm zone="avahi avahi-browse-domains">
333 <primary sortas="b-avahi-browse-domains">avahi-browse-domains</primary>
334 </indexterm>
335 </listitem>
336 </varlistentry>
337
338 <varlistentry id="avahi-daemon">
339 <term><command>avahi-daemon</command></term>
340 <listitem>
341 <para>is the <application>Avahi</application> mDNS/DNS-SD
342 daemon.</para>
343 <indexterm zone="avahi avahi-daemon">
344 <primary sortas="b-avahi-daemon">avahi-daemon</primary>
345 </indexterm>
346 </listitem>
347 </varlistentry>
348
349 <varlistentry id="avahi-discover">
350 <term><command>avahi-discover</command></term>
351 <listitem>
352 <para>browses for mDNS/DNS-SD services using the
353 <application>Avahi</application> daemon.</para>
354 <indexterm zone="avahi avahi-discover">
355 <primary sortas="b-avahi-discover">avahi-discover</primary>
356 </indexterm>
357 </listitem>
358 </varlistentry>
359
360 <varlistentry id="avahi-discover-standalone">
361 <term><command>avahi-discover-standalone</command></term>
362 <listitem>
363 <para>browses for mDNS/DNS-SD services using the
364 <application>Avahi</application> daemon.</para>
365 <indexterm zone="avahi avahi-discover-standalone">
366 <primary sortas="b-avahi-discover-standalone">avahi-discover-standalone</primary>
367 </indexterm>
368 </listitem>
369 </varlistentry>
370
371 <varlistentry id="avahi-dnsconfd">
372 <term><command>avahi-dnsconfd</command></term>
373 <listitem>
374 <para>is a Unicast DNS server from mDNS/DNS-SD configuration
375 daemon.</para>
376 <indexterm zone="avahi avahi-dnsconfd">
377 <primary sortas="b-avahi-dnsconfd">avahi-dnsconfd</primary>
378 </indexterm>
379 </listitem>
380 </varlistentry>
381
382 <varlistentry id="avahi-publish">
383 <term><command>avahi-publish</command></term>
384 <listitem>
385 <para>registers a mDNS/DNS-SD service or host name or address mapping
386 using the <application>Avahi</application> daemon.</para>
387 <indexterm zone="avahi avahi-publish">
388 <primary sortas="b-avahi-publish">avahi-publish</primary>
389 </indexterm>
390 </listitem>
391 </varlistentry>
392
393 <varlistentry id="avahi-publish-address">
394 <term><command>avahi-publish-address</command></term>
395 <listitem>
396 <para>registers a mDNS/DNS-SD service or host name or address mapping
397 using the <application>Avahi</application> daemon.</para>
398 <indexterm zone="avahi avahi-publish-address">
399 <primary sortas="b-avahi-publish-address">avahi-publish-address</primary>
400 </indexterm>
401 </listitem>
402 </varlistentry>
403
404 <varlistentry id="avahi-publish-service">
405 <term><command>avahi-publish-service</command></term>
406 <listitem>
407 <para>registers a mDNS/DNS-SD service or host name or address mapping
408 using the <application>Avahi</application> daemon.</para>
409 <indexterm zone="avahi avahi-publish-service">
410 <primary sortas="b-avahi-publish-service">avahi-publish-service</primary>
411 </indexterm>
412 </listitem>
413 </varlistentry>
414
415 <varlistentry id="avahi-resolve">
416 <term><command>avahi-resolve</command></term>
417 <listitem>
418 <para>resolves one or more mDNS/DNS host name(s) to IP address(es)
419 (and vice versa) using the <application>Avahi</application>
420 daemon.</para>
421 <indexterm zone="avahi avahi-resolve">
422 <primary sortas="b-avahi-resolve">avahi-resolve</primary>
423 </indexterm>
424 </listitem>
425 </varlistentry>
426
427 <varlistentry id="avahi-resolve-address">
428 <term><command>avahi-resolve-address</command></term>
429 <listitem>
430 <para>resolves one or more mDNS/DNS host name(s) to IP address(es)
431 (and vice versa) using the <application>Avahi</application>
432 daemon.</para>
433 <indexterm zone="avahi avahi-resolve-address">
434 <primary sortas="b-avahi-resolve-address">avahi-resolve-address</primary>
435 </indexterm>
436 </listitem>
437 </varlistentry>
438
439 <varlistentry id="avahi-resolve-host-name">
440 <term><command>avahi-resolve-host-name</command></term>
441 <listitem>
442 <para>resolves one or more mDNS/DNS host name(s) to IP address(es)
443 (and vice versa) using the <application>Avahi</application>
444 daemon.</para>
445 <indexterm zone="avahi avahi-resolve-host-name">
446 <primary sortas="b-avahi-resolve-host-name">avahi-resolve-host-name</primary>
447 </indexterm>
448 </listitem>
449 </varlistentry>
450
451 <varlistentry id="avahi-set-host-name">
452 <term><command>avahi-set-host-name</command></term>
453 <listitem>
454 <para>changes the mDNS host name.</para>
455 <indexterm zone="avahi avahi-set-host-name">
456 <primary sortas="b-avahi-set-host-name">avahi-set-host-name</primary>
457 </indexterm>
458 </listitem>
459 </varlistentry>
460
461 <!--<varlistentry id="bshell">
462 <term><command>bshell</command></term>
463 <listitem>
464 <para>does this .....</para>
465 <indexterm zone="avahi bshell">
466 <primary sortas="b-bshell">bshell</primary>
467 </indexterm>
468 </listitem>
469 </varlistentry>-->
470
471 <varlistentry id="bssh">
472 <term><command>bssh</command></term>
473 <listitem>
474 <para>browses for SSH servers on the local network.</para>
475 <indexterm zone="avahi bssh">
476 <primary sortas="b-bssh">bssh</primary>
477 </indexterm>
478 </listitem>
479 </varlistentry>
480
481 <varlistentry id="bvnc">
482 <term><command>bvnc</command></term>
483 <listitem>
484 <para>browses for VNC servers on the local network.</para>
485 <indexterm zone="avahi bvnc">
486 <primary sortas="b-bvnc">bvnc</primary>
487 </indexterm>
488 </listitem>
489 </varlistentry>
490
491 <!--<varlistentry id="libavahi-client">
492 <term><filename class='libraryfile'>libavahi-client.{so,a}</filename></term>
493 <listitem>
494 <para>contains functions that .....</para>
495 <indexterm zone="avahi libavahi-client">
496 <primary sortas="c-libavahi-client">libavahi-client.{so,a}</primary>
497 </indexterm>
498 </listitem>
499 </varlistentry>
500
501 <varlistentry id="libavahi-common">
502 <term><filename class='libraryfile'>libavahi-common.{so,a}</filename></term>
503 <listitem>
504 <para>contains functions that .....</para>
505 <indexterm zone="avahi libavahi-common">
506 <primary sortas="c-libavahi-common">libavahi-common.{so,a}</primary>
507 </indexterm>
508 </listitem>
509 </varlistentry>
510
511 <varlistentry id="libavahi-core">
512 <term><filename class='libraryfile'>libavahi-core.{so,a}</filename></term>
513 <listitem>
514 <para>contains functions that .....</para>
515 <indexterm zone="avahi libavahi-core">
516 <primary sortas="c-libavahi-core">libavahi-core.{so,a}</primary>
517 </indexterm>
518 </listitem>
519 </varlistentry>
520
521 <varlistentry id="libavahi-glib">
522 <term><filename class='libraryfile'>libavahi-glib.{so,a}</filename></term>
523 <listitem>
524 <para>contains functions that .....</para>
525 <indexterm zone="avahi libavahi-glib">
526 <primary sortas="c-libavahi-glib">libavahi-glib.{so,a}</primary>
527 </indexterm>
528 </listitem>
529 </varlistentry>
530
531 <varlistentry id="libavahi-gobject">
532 <term><filename class='libraryfile'>libavahi-gobject.{so,a}</filename></term>
533 <listitem>
534 <para>contains functions that .....</para>
535 <indexterm zone="avahi libavahi-gobject">
536 <primary sortas="c-libavahi-gobject">libavahi-gobject.{so,a}</primary>
537 </indexterm>
538 </listitem>
539 </varlistentry>
540
541 <varlistentry id="libavahi-ui-gtk3">
542 <term><filename class='libraryfile'>libavahi-ui-gtk3.{so,a}</filename></term>
543 <listitem>
544 <para>contains functions that .....</para>
545 <indexterm zone="avahi libavahi-ui-gtk3">
546 <primary sortas="c-libavahi-ui-gtk3">libavahi-ui-gtk3.{so,a}</primary>
547 </indexterm>
548 </listitem>
549 </varlistentry>
550
551 <varlistentry id="libavahi-ui">
552 <term><filename class='libraryfile'>libavahi-ui.{so,a}</filename></term>
553 <listitem>
554 <para>contains functions that .....</para>
555 <indexterm zone="avahi libavahi-ui">
556 <primary sortas="c-libavahi-ui">libavahi-ui.{so,a}</primary>
557 </indexterm>
558 </listitem>
559 </varlistentry>
560
561 <varlistentry id="libdns_sd">
562 <term><filename class='libraryfile'>libdns_sd.{so,a}</filename></term>
563 <listitem>
564 <para>contains functions that .....</para>
565 <indexterm zone="avahi libdns_sd">
566 <primary sortas="c-libdns_sd">libdns_sd.{so,a}</primary>
567 </indexterm>
568 </listitem>
569 </varlistentry>
570
571 <varlistentry id="libhowl">
572 <term><filename class='libraryfile'>libhowl.{so,a}</filename></term>
573 <listitem>
574 <para>contains functions that .....</para>
575 <indexterm zone="avahi libhowl">
576 <primary sortas="c-libhowl">libhowl.{so,a}</primary>
577 </indexterm>
578 </listitem>
579 </varlistentry>-->
580
581 </variablelist>
582
583 </sect2>
584
585</sect1>
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