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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 "d0143a5aa3265019072e53ab497818d0">
10 <!ENTITY avahi-size "1.2 MB">
11 <!ENTITY avahi-buildsize "41 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>The <application>avahi</application> package is a system which
33 facilitates service discovery on a local network.</para>
34
35 &lfs68_built;
36
37 <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Package Information</bridgehead>
38 <itemizedlist spacing="compact">
39 <listitem>
40 <para>Download (HTTP): <ulink url="&avahi-download-http;"/></para>
41 </listitem>
42 <listitem>
43 <para>Download (FTP): <ulink url="&avahi-download-ftp;"/></para>
44 </listitem>
45 <listitem>
46 <para>Download MD5 sum: &avahi-md5sum;</para>
47 </listitem>
48 <listitem>
49 <para>Download size: &avahi-size;</para>
50 </listitem>
51 <listitem>
52 <para>Estimated disk space required: &avahi-buildsize;</para>
53 </listitem>
54 <listitem>
55 <para>Estimated build time: &avahi-time;</para>
56 </listitem>
57 </itemizedlist>
58
59 <!--<bridgehead renderas="sect3">Additional Downloads</bridgehead>
60 <itemizedlist spacing="compact">
61 <listitem>
62 <para>Required patch: <ulink
63 url="&patch-root;/avahi-&avahi-version;-lfs_initscript_fixes-1.patch"/></para>
64 </listitem>
65 </itemizedlist>-->
66
67 <bridgehead renderas="sect3">avahi Dependencies</bridgehead>
68
69 <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Required</bridgehead>
70 <para role="required"><xref linkend="intltool"/> and
71 <xref linkend="pkgconfig"/></para>
72
73 <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Optional</bridgehead>
74 <para role="optional"><xref linkend="dbus-python"/>,
75 <xref linkend="gobject-introspection"/>,
76 <xref linkend="gtk2"/>,
77 <xref linkend="gtk3"/>,
78 <xref linkend="libdaemon"/>,
79 <xref linkend="libglade"/>,
80 <xref linkend="python2"/>,
81 <xref linkend="pygtk"/>,
82 <xref linkend="qt"/>, and
83 <xref linkend="qt4"/></para>
84
85 <para condition="html" role="usernotes">User Notes:
86 <ulink url="&blfs-wiki;/avahi"/></para>
87
88 </sect2>
89
90 <sect2 role="installation">
91 <title>Installation of avahi</title>
92
93 <para>It is recommended to have a dedicated user and group to take
94 control of the <command>avahi-daemon</command> daemon after it is
95 started. Issue the following commands as the
96 <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user:</para>
97
98<screen role='root'><userinput>groupadd -fg 84 avahi &amp;&amp;
99useradd -c "Avahi Daemon Owner" -d /dev/null -u 84 \
100 -g avahi -s /bin/false avahi || [ $? == 9 ]</userinput></screen>
101
102 <para>It is recommended to have a dedicated priviliged access group for
103 <application>Avahi</application> clients. Issue the following command as
104 the <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user:</para>
105
106<screen role='root'><userinput>groupadd -fg 86 netdev</userinput></screen>
107
108 <para>Install <application>avahi</application> by running the following
109 commands:</para>
110
111<screen><userinput><!--patch -Np1 -i ../avahi-&avahi-version;-lfs_initscript_fixes-1.patch &amp;&amp;
112autoreconf -i -v &amp;&amp;-->./configure --prefix=/usr \
113 --sysconfdir=/etc \
114 --localstatedir=/var \
115 --disable-gtk \
116 --disable-gtk3 \
117 --disable-qt3 \
118 --disable-qt4 \
119 --disable-mono \
120 --disable-monodoc \
121 --disable-python \
122 --disable-dbus \
123 --disable-libdaemon \
124 --enable-core-docs \
125 --with-distro=lfs &amp;&amp;
126make</userinput></screen>
127
128 <para>This package does not come with a test suite.</para>
129
130 <para>Now, as the <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user:</para>
131
132<screen role="root"><userinput>make install</userinput></screen>
133
134 </sect2>
135
136 <sect2 role="commands">
137 <title>Command Explanations</title>
138
139 <para><parameter>--disable-gtk</parameter>: This parameter disables the use
140 of <application>GTK+2</application>.</para>
141
142 <para><parameter>--disable-gtk3</parameter>: This parameter disables the use
143 of <application>GTK+3</application>.</para>
144
145 <para><parameter>--disable-qt3</parameter>: This parameter disables the
146 building of <application>Qt3</application> mainloop integration.</para>
147
148 <para><parameter>--disable-qt4</parameter>: This parameter disables the
149 building of <application>Qt4Core</application> mainloop integration.</para>
150
151 <para><parameter>--disable-mono</parameter>: This parameter disables the
152 <application>Mono</application> bindings.</para>
153
154 <para><parameter>--disable-monodoc</parameter>: This parameter disables
155 documentation for the <application>Mono</application> bindings.</para>
156
157 <para><parameter>--disable-python</parameter>: This parameter disables the
158 scripts that depends on <application>Python</application>.</para>
159
160 <para><parameter>--disable-dbus</parameter>: This parameter disables the use
161 of <application>D-Bus</application>.</para>
162
163 <para><parameter>--disable-libdaemon</parameter>: This parameter disables
164 the use of libdaemon.</para>
165
166 <para><parameter>--enable-core-docs</parameter>: This parameter enables the
167 building of documentation.</para>
168
169 <para><parameter>--with-distro=lfs</parameter>: This parameter specifies the
170 distribution to target.</para>
171
172 <para><option>--enable-tests</option>: This option enables the building of
173 tests and examples.</para>
174
175 <para><option>--enable-compat-howl</option>: This option enables the
176 compatibility layer for <application>HOWL</application>.</para>
177
178 <para><option>--enable-compat-libdns_sd</option>: This option enables the
179 compatibility layer for <application>libdns_sd</application>.</para>
180
181 </sect2>
182
183 <sect2 role="configuration">
184 <title>Configuring avahi</title>
185
186 <sect3 id="avahi-init">
187 <title>Boot Script</title>
188
189 <para>To automatically start the <command>avahi</command> daemon
190 when the system is rebooted, install the
191 <filename>/etc/rc.d/init.d/avahi</filename>
192 bootscript from the
193 <xref linkend="bootscripts"/> package.</para>
194
195 <indexterm zone="avahi avahi-init">
196 <primary sortas="f-avahi">avahi</primary>
197 </indexterm>
198
199<screen role="root"><userinput>make install-avahi</userinput></screen>
200
201 </sect3>
202
203 </sect2>
204
205 <sect2 role="content">
206 <title>Contents</title>
207
208 <segmentedlist>
209 <segtitle>Installed Programs</segtitle>
210 <segtitle>Installed Libraries</segtitle>
211 <segtitle>Installed Directories</segtitle>
212
213 <seglistitem>
214 <seg>avahi-autoipd, avahi-bookmarks, avahi-browse, avahi-browse-domains,
215 avahi-daemon, avahi-discover, avahi-discover-standalone, avahi-dnsconfd,
216 avahi-publish, avahi-publish-address, avahi-publish-service,
217 avahi-resolve, avahi-resolve-address, avahi-resolve-host-name,
218 avahi-set-host-name, bshell, bssh, and bvnc</seg>
219 <seg>libavahi-client.{so,a}, libavahi-common.{so,a},
220 libavahi-core.{so,a}, libavahi-glib.{so,a}, libavahi-gobject.{so,a},
221 libavahi-ui-gtk3.{so,a}, libavahi-ui.{so,a}, libdns_sd.{so,a}, and
222 libhowl.{so,a}</seg>
223 <seg>/etc/avahi/services, /usr/{include/{avahi-client,avahi-common,
224 avahi-compat-howl/{corby,discovery,rendezvous,salt},
225 avahi-compat-libdns_sd,avahi-core,avahi-glib,avahi-gobject,avahi-ui},
226 lib/{avahi,python&python2-majorver;/site-packages/{avahi,
227 avahi_discover}},share/{avahi/interfaces,locale/en_NZ/LC_MESSAGES}}</seg>
228 </seglistitem>
229 </segmentedlist>
230
231 <variablelist>
232 <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Short Descriptions</bridgehead>
233 <?dbfo list-presentation="list"?>
234 <?dbhtml list-presentation="table"?>
235
236 <varlistentry id="avahi-autoipd">
237 <term><command>avahi-autoipd</command></term>
238 <listitem>
239 <para>is a IPv4LL network address configuration daemon.</para>
240 <indexterm zone="avahi avahi-autoipd">
241 <primary sortas="b-avahi-autoipd">avahi-autoipd</primary>
242 </indexterm>
243 </listitem>
244 </varlistentry>
245
246 <varlistentry id="avahi-bookmarks">
247 <term><command>avahi-bookmarks</command></term>
248 <listitem>
249 <para>is a Web service showing mDNS/DNS-SD announced HTTP services
250 using the <application>Avahi</application> daemon.</para>
251 <indexterm zone="avahi avahi-bookmarks">
252 <primary sortas="b-avahi-bookmarks">avahi-bookmarks</primary>
253 </indexterm>
254 </listitem>
255 </varlistentry>
256
257 <varlistentry id="avahi-browse">
258 <term><command>avahi-browse</command></term>
259 <listitem>
260 <para>browses for mDNS/DNS-SD services using the
261 <application>Avahi</application> daemon.</para>
262 <indexterm zone="avahi avahi-browse">
263 <primary sortas="b-avahi-browse">avahi-browse</primary>
264 </indexterm>
265 </listitem>
266 </varlistentry>
267
268 <varlistentry id="avahi-browse-domains">
269 <term><command>avahi-browse-domains</command></term>
270 <listitem>
271 <para>browses for mDNS/DNS-SD services using the
272 <application>Avahi</application> daemon.</para>
273 <indexterm zone="avahi avahi-browse-domains">
274 <primary sortas="b-avahi-browse-domains">avahi-browse-domains</primary>
275 </indexterm>
276 </listitem>
277 </varlistentry>
278
279 <varlistentry id="avahi-daemon">
280 <term><command>avahi-daemon</command></term>
281 <listitem>
282 <para>is the <application>Avahi</application> mDNS/DNS-SD
283 daemon.</para>
284 <indexterm zone="avahi avahi-daemon">
285 <primary sortas="b-avahi-daemon">avahi-daemon</primary>
286 </indexterm>
287 </listitem>
288 </varlistentry>
289
290 <varlistentry id="avahi-discover">
291 <term><command>avahi-discover</command></term>
292 <listitem>
293 <para>browses for mDNS/DNS-SD services using the
294 <application>Avahi</application> daemon.</para>
295 <indexterm zone="avahi avahi-discover">
296 <primary sortas="b-avahi-discover">avahi-discover</primary>
297 </indexterm>
298 </listitem>
299 </varlistentry>
300
301 <varlistentry id="avahi-discover-standalone">
302 <term><command>avahi-discover-standalone</command></term>
303 <listitem>
304 <para>browses for mDNS/DNS-SD services using the
305 <application>Avahi</application> daemon.</para>
306 <indexterm zone="avahi avahi-discover-standalone">
307 <primary sortas="b-avahi-discover-standalone">avahi-discover-standalone</primary>
308 </indexterm>
309 </listitem>
310 </varlistentry>
311
312 <varlistentry id="avahi-dnsconfd">
313 <term><command>avahi-dnsconfd</command></term>
314 <listitem>
315 <para>is a Unicast DNS server from mDNS/DNS-SD configuration
316 daemon.</para>
317 <indexterm zone="avahi avahi-dnsconfd">
318 <primary sortas="b-avahi-dnsconfd">avahi-dnsconfd</primary>
319 </indexterm>
320 </listitem>
321 </varlistentry>
322
323 <varlistentry id="avahi-publish">
324 <term><command>avahi-publish</command></term>
325 <listitem>
326 <para>registers a mDNS/DNS-SD service or host name or address mapping
327 using the <application>Avahi</application> daemon.</para>
328 <indexterm zone="avahi avahi-publish">
329 <primary sortas="b-avahi-publish">avahi-publish</primary>
330 </indexterm>
331 </listitem>
332 </varlistentry>
333
334 <varlistentry id="avahi-publish-address">
335 <term><command>avahi-publish-address</command></term>
336 <listitem>
337 <para>registers a mDNS/DNS-SD service or host name or address mapping
338 using the <application>Avahi</application> daemon.</para>
339 <indexterm zone="avahi avahi-publish-address">
340 <primary sortas="b-avahi-publish-address">avahi-publish-address</primary>
341 </indexterm>
342 </listitem>
343 </varlistentry>
344
345 <varlistentry id="avahi-publish-service">
346 <term><command>avahi-publish-service</command></term>
347 <listitem>
348 <para>registers a mDNS/DNS-SD service or host name or address mapping
349 using the <application>Avahi</application> daemon.</para>
350 <indexterm zone="avahi avahi-publish-service">
351 <primary sortas="b-avahi-publish-service">avahi-publish-service</primary>
352 </indexterm>
353 </listitem>
354 </varlistentry>
355
356 <varlistentry id="avahi-resolve">
357 <term><command>avahi-resolve</command></term>
358 <listitem>
359 <para>resolves one or more mDNS/DNS host name(s) to IP address(es)
360 (and vice versa) using the <application>Avahi</application>
361 daemon.</para>
362 <indexterm zone="avahi avahi-resolve">
363 <primary sortas="b-avahi-resolve">avahi-resolve</primary>
364 </indexterm>
365 </listitem>
366 </varlistentry>
367
368 <varlistentry id="avahi-resolve-address">
369 <term><command>avahi-resolve-address</command></term>
370 <listitem>
371 <para>resolves one or more mDNS/DNS host name(s) to IP address(es)
372 (and vice versa) using the <application>Avahi</application>
373 daemon.</para>
374 <indexterm zone="avahi avahi-resolve-address">
375 <primary sortas="b-avahi-resolve-address">avahi-resolve-address</primary>
376 </indexterm>
377 </listitem>
378 </varlistentry>
379
380 <varlistentry id="avahi-resolve-host-name">
381 <term><command>avahi-resolve-host-name</command></term>
382 <listitem>
383 <para>resolves one or more mDNS/DNS host name(s) to IP address(es)
384 (and vice versa) using the <application>Avahi</application>
385 daemon.</para>
386 <indexterm zone="avahi avahi-resolve-host-name">
387 <primary sortas="b-avahi-resolve-host-name">avahi-resolve-host-name</primary>
388 </indexterm>
389 </listitem>
390 </varlistentry>
391
392 <varlistentry id="avahi-set-host-name">
393 <term><command>avahi-set-host-name</command></term>
394 <listitem>
395 <para>changes the mDNS host name.</para>
396 <indexterm zone="avahi avahi-set-host-name">
397 <primary sortas="b-avahi-set-host-name">avahi-set-host-name</primary>
398 </indexterm>
399 </listitem>
400 </varlistentry>
401
402 <!--<varlistentry id="bshell">
403 <term><command>bshell</command></term>
404 <listitem>
405 <para>does this .....</para>
406 <indexterm zone="avahi bshell">
407 <primary sortas="b-bshell">bshell</primary>
408 </indexterm>
409 </listitem>
410 </varlistentry>-->
411
412 <varlistentry id="bssh">
413 <term><command>bssh</command></term>
414 <listitem>
415 <para>browses for SSH servers on the local network.</para>
416 <indexterm zone="avahi bssh">
417 <primary sortas="b-bssh">bssh</primary>
418 </indexterm>
419 </listitem>
420 </varlistentry>
421
422 <varlistentry id="bvnc">
423 <term><command>bvnc</command></term>
424 <listitem>
425 <para>browses for VNC servers on the local network.</para>
426 <indexterm zone="avahi bvnc">
427 <primary sortas="b-bvnc">bvnc</primary>
428 </indexterm>
429 </listitem>
430 </varlistentry>
431
432 <!--<varlistentry id="libavahi-client">
433 <term><filename class='libraryfile'>libavahi-client.{so,a}</filename></term>
434 <listitem>
435 <para>contains functions that .....</para>
436 <indexterm zone="avahi libavahi-client">
437 <primary sortas="c-libavahi-client">libavahi-client.{so,a}</primary>
438 </indexterm>
439 </listitem>
440 </varlistentry>
441
442 <varlistentry id="libavahi-common">
443 <term><filename class='libraryfile'>libavahi-common.{so,a}</filename></term>
444 <listitem>
445 <para>contains functions that .....</para>
446 <indexterm zone="avahi libavahi-common">
447 <primary sortas="c-libavahi-common">libavahi-common.{so,a}</primary>
448 </indexterm>
449 </listitem>
450 </varlistentry>
451
452 <varlistentry id="libavahi-core">
453 <term><filename class='libraryfile'>libavahi-core.{so,a}</filename></term>
454 <listitem>
455 <para>contains functions that .....</para>
456 <indexterm zone="avahi libavahi-core">
457 <primary sortas="c-libavahi-core">libavahi-core.{so,a}</primary>
458 </indexterm>
459 </listitem>
460 </varlistentry>
461
462 <varlistentry id="libavahi-glib">
463 <term><filename class='libraryfile'>libavahi-glib.{so,a}</filename></term>
464 <listitem>
465 <para>contains functions that .....</para>
466 <indexterm zone="avahi libavahi-glib">
467 <primary sortas="c-libavahi-glib">libavahi-glib.{so,a}</primary>
468 </indexterm>
469 </listitem>
470 </varlistentry>
471
472 <varlistentry id="libavahi-gobject">
473 <term><filename class='libraryfile'>libavahi-gobject.{so,a}</filename></term>
474 <listitem>
475 <para>contains functions that .....</para>
476 <indexterm zone="avahi libavahi-gobject">
477 <primary sortas="c-libavahi-gobject">libavahi-gobject.{so,a}</primary>
478 </indexterm>
479 </listitem>
480 </varlistentry>
481
482 <varlistentry id="libavahi-ui-gtk3">
483 <term><filename class='libraryfile'>libavahi-ui-gtk3.{so,a}</filename></term>
484 <listitem>
485 <para>contains functions that .....</para>
486 <indexterm zone="avahi libavahi-ui-gtk3">
487 <primary sortas="c-libavahi-ui-gtk3">libavahi-ui-gtk3.{so,a}</primary>
488 </indexterm>
489 </listitem>
490 </varlistentry>
491
492 <varlistentry id="libavahi-ui">
493 <term><filename class='libraryfile'>libavahi-ui.{so,a}</filename></term>
494 <listitem>
495 <para>contains functions that .....</para>
496 <indexterm zone="avahi libavahi-ui">
497 <primary sortas="c-libavahi-ui">libavahi-ui.{so,a}</primary>
498 </indexterm>
499 </listitem>
500 </varlistentry>
501
502 <varlistentry id="libdns_sd">
503 <term><filename class='libraryfile'>libdns_sd.{so,a}</filename></term>
504 <listitem>
505 <para>contains functions that .....</para>
506 <indexterm zone="avahi libdns_sd">
507 <primary sortas="c-libdns_sd">libdns_sd.{so,a}</primary>
508 </indexterm>
509 </listitem>
510 </varlistentry>
511
512 <varlistentry id="libhowl">
513 <term><filename class='libraryfile'>libhowl.{so,a}</filename></term>
514 <listitem>
515 <para>contains functions that .....</para>
516 <indexterm zone="avahi libhowl">
517 <primary sortas="c-libhowl">libhowl.{so,a}</primary>
518 </indexterm>
519 </listitem>
520 </varlistentry>-->
521
522 </variablelist>
523
524 </sect2>
525
526</sect1>
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