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Fix URL: avahi, libasyncns (at pulseaudio page), libatasmart, libcanberra, libdaemon and mod_dnssd.

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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-http "&fedora-http-repo;/avahi/avahi-&avahi-version;.tar.gz/&avahi-md5sum;/avahi-&avahi-version;.tar.gz">
9 <!ENTITY avahi-download-ftp " ">
10 <!ENTITY avahi-md5sum "2f22745b8f7368ad5a0a3fddac343f2d">
11 <!ENTITY avahi-size "1.3 MB">
12 <!ENTITY avahi-buildsize "23 MB">
13 <!ENTITY avahi-time "0.4 SBU">
14]>
15
16<sect1 id="avahi" xreflabel="Avahi-&avahi-version;">
17 <?dbhtml filename="avahi.html"?>
18
19 <sect1info>
20 <othername>$LastChangedBy$</othername>
21 <date>$Date$</date>
22 </sect1info>
23
24 <title>Avahi-&avahi-version;</title>
25
26 <indexterm zone="avahi">
27 <primary sortas="a-Avahi">Avahi</primary>
28 </indexterm>
29
30 <sect2 role="package">
31 <title>Introduction to Avahi</title>
32
33 <para>
34 The <application>Avahi</application> package is a system which
35 facilitates service discovery on a local network.
36 </para>
37
38 &lfs75_checked;
39
40 <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Package Information</bridgehead>
41 <itemizedlist spacing="compact">
42 <listitem>
43 <para>
44 Download (HTTP): <ulink url="&avahi-download-http;"/>
45 </para>
46 </listitem>
47 <listitem>
48 <para>
49 Download (FTP): <ulink url="&avahi-download-ftp;"/>
50 </para>
51 </listitem>
52 <listitem>
53 <para>
54 Download MD5 sum: &avahi-md5sum;
55 </para>
56 </listitem>
57 <listitem>
58 <para>
59 Download size: &avahi-size;
60 </para>
61 </listitem>
62 <listitem>
63 <para>
64 Estimated disk space required: &avahi-buildsize;
65 </para>
66 </listitem>
67 <listitem>
68 <para>
69 Estimated build time: &avahi-time;
70 </para>
71 </listitem>
72 </itemizedlist>
73
74 <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Avahi Dependencies</bridgehead>
75
76 <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Required</bridgehead>
77 <para role="required">
78 <xref linkend="glib2"/>
79 </para>
80
81 <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Recommended</bridgehead>
82 <para role="recommended">
83 <xref linkend="gobject-introspection"/>,
84 <xref linkend="gtk2"/>,
85 <xref linkend="gtk3"/>,
86 <xref linkend="libdaemon"/> and
87 <xref linkend="libglade"/>
88 </para>
89
90 <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Optional</bridgehead>
91 <para role="optional">
92 <xref linkend="dbus-python"/>,
93 <xref linkend="pygtk"/> and
94 <xref linkend="qt4"/>
95 </para>
96
97 <para condition="html" role="usernotes">User Notes:
98 <ulink url="&blfs-wiki;/avahi"/>
99 </para>
100 </sect2>
101
102 <sect2 role="installation">
103 <title>Installation of Avahi</title>
104
105 <para>
106 There should be a dedicated user and group to take control
107 of the <command>avahi-daemon</command> daemon after it is
108 started. Issue the following commands as the
109 <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user:
110 </para>
111
112<screen role="root"><userinput>groupadd -fg 84 avahi &amp;&amp;
113useradd -c "Avahi Daemon Owner" -d /var/run/avahi-daemon -u 84 \
114 -g avahi -s /bin/false avahi</userinput></screen>
115
116 <para>
117 There should also be a dedicated priviliged access group for
118 <application>Avahi</application> clients. Issue the following command as
119 the <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user:
120 </para>
121
122<screen role="root"><userinput>groupadd -fg 86 netdev</userinput></screen>
123
124 <para>Install <application>Avahi</application> by running the following
125 commands:</para>
126
127<!-- final part of sed removes " -DGDK_DISABLE_DEPRECATED=1 -DGTK_DISABLE_DEPRECATED=1 \" -->
128<screen><userinput>sed -i 's/\(CFLAGS=.*\)-Werror \(.*\)/\1\2/' configure &amp;&amp;
129sed -i -e 's/-DG_DISABLE_DEPRECATED=1//' \
130 -e '/-DGDK_DISABLE_DEPRECATED/d' avahi-ui/Makefile.in &amp;&amp;
131./configure --prefix=/usr \
132 --sysconfdir=/etc \
133 --localstatedir=/var \
134 --disable-static \
135 --disable-mono \
136 --disable-monodoc \
137 --disable-python \
138 --disable-qt3 \
139 --disable-qt4 \
140 --enable-core-docs \
141 --with-distro=none &amp;&amp;
142make</userinput></screen>
143
144 <para>
145 This package does not come with a test suite.
146 </para>
147
148 <para>Now, as the <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user:</para>
149
150<screen role="root"><userinput>make install</userinput></screen>
151
152 </sect2>
153
154 <sect2 role="commands">
155 <title>Command Explanations</title>
156
157 <para>
158 <command>sed -i ...</command>: These seds allow the package to build after
159 the deprecation of symbols in <literal>gtkstock.h</literal> by current
160 <application>gtk+-3</application> by removing <literal>-Werror</literal>
161 and by removing the defines for G{,DK,TK}_DISABLE_DEPRECATED.
162 </para>
163
164 <xi:include xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"
165 href="../../xincludes/static-libraries.xml"/>
166
167 <para>
168 <parameter>--disable-mono</parameter>: This parameter disables the
169 <application>Mono</application> bindings.
170 </para>
171
172 <para>
173 <parameter>--disable-monodoc</parameter>: This parameter disables
174 documentation for the <application>Mono</application> bindings.
175 </para>
176
177 <para>
178 <parameter>--disable-python</parameter>: This parameter disables the
179 scripts that depend on <application>Python</application>. It also
180 allows a regular install to complete successfully.
181 </para>
182
183 <para>
184 <parameter>--disable-qt3</parameter>: This parameter disables the
185 building of <application>Qt3</application> mainloop integration.
186 </para>
187
188 <para>
189 <parameter>--disable-qt4</parameter>: This parameter disables the building
190 of <application>Qt4Core</application> mainloop integration. Omit
191 this if you have installed <application>Qt4</application>.
192 </para>
193
194 <para>
195 <parameter>--enable-core-docs</parameter>: This parameter enables the
196 building of documentation.
197 </para>
198
199 <para>
200 <parameter>--with-distro=none</parameter>: There is an obsolete
201 boot script in the distribution for LFS. This option disables it.
202 </para>
203
204 <para>
205 <option>--disable-dbus</option>: This parameter disables the use
206 of <application>D-Bus</application>.
207 </para>
208
209 <para>
210 <option>--disable-gtk</option>: This parameter disables the use
211 of <application>GTK+2</application>.
212 </para>
213
214 <para>
215 <option>--disable-gtk3</option>: This parameter disables the use
216 of <application>GTK+3</application>.
217 </para>
218
219 <para>
220 <option>--disable-libdaemon</option>: This parameter disables the use
221 of <application>libdaemon</application>. If you use this option,
222 <command>avahi-daemon</command> won't be built.
223 </para>
224
225 <para>
226 <option>--enable-tests</option>: This option enables the building of
227 tests and examples.
228 </para>
229
230 <para>
231 <option>--enable-compat-howl</option>: This option enables the
232 compatibility layer for <application>HOWL</application>.
233 </para>
234
235 <para>
236 <option>--enable-compat-libdns_sd</option>: This option enables the
237 compatibility layer for <application>libdns_sd</application>.
238 </para>
239
240 </sect2>
241
242 <sect2 role="configuration">
243 <title>Configuring avahi</title>
244
245 <sect3 id="avahi-init">
246 <title>Boot Script</title>
247
248 <para>
249 To automatically start the <command>avahi-daemon</command>
250 when the system is rebooted, install the
251 <filename>/etc/rc.d/init.d/avahi</filename> bootscript from
252 the <xref linkend="bootscripts"/> package.
253 </para>
254
255 <indexterm zone="avahi avahi-init">
256 <primary sortas="f-avahi">avahi</primary>
257 </indexterm>
258
259<screen role="root"><userinput>make install-avahi</userinput></screen>
260
261 </sect3>
262
263 </sect2>
264
265 <sect2 role="content">
266 <title>Contents</title>
267
268 <segmentedlist>
269 <segtitle>Installed Programs</segtitle>
270 <segtitle>Installed Libraries</segtitle>
271 <segtitle>Installed Directories</segtitle>
272
273 <seglistitem>
274 <seg>avahi-autoipd, avahi-bookmarks, avahi-browse, avahi-browse-domains,
275 avahi-daemon, avahi-discover, avahi-discover-standalone, avahi-dnsconfd,
276 avahi-publish, avahi-publish-address, avahi-publish-service,
277 avahi-resolve, avahi-resolve-address, avahi-resolve-host-name,
278 avahi-set-host-name, bshell, bssh, and bvnc</seg>
279 <seg>libavahi-client.so, libavahi-common.so,
280 libavahi-core.so, libavahi-glib.so, libavahi-gobject.so,
281 libavahi-ui-gtk3.so,, libavahi-ui.so, libdns_sd.so, and
282 libhowl.so,</seg>
283 <seg>/etc/avahi/services, /usr/{include/{avahi-client,avahi-common,
284 avahi-compat-howl/{corby,discovery,rendezvous,salt},
285 avahi-compat-libdns_sd,avahi-core,avahi-glib,avahi-gobject,avahi-ui},
286 lib/{avahi,python&python2-majorver;/site-packages/{avahi,
287 avahi_discover}},share/{avahi/interfaces,locale/en_NZ/LC_MESSAGES}}</seg>
288 </seglistitem>
289 </segmentedlist>
290
291 <variablelist>
292 <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Short Descriptions</bridgehead>
293 <?dbfo list-presentation="list"?>
294 <?dbhtml list-presentation="table"?>
295
296 <varlistentry id="avahi-autoipd">
297 <term><command>avahi-autoipd</command></term>
298 <listitem>
299 <para>is a IPv4LL network address configuration daemon.</para>
300 <indexterm zone="avahi avahi-autoipd">
301 <primary sortas="b-avahi-autoipd">avahi-autoipd</primary>
302 </indexterm>
303 </listitem>
304 </varlistentry>
305
306 <varlistentry id="avahi-bookmarks">
307 <term><command>avahi-bookmarks</command></term>
308 <listitem>
309 <para>is a Web service showing mDNS/DNS-SD announced HTTP services
310 using the <application>Avahi</application> daemon.</para>
311 <indexterm zone="avahi avahi-bookmarks">
312 <primary sortas="b-avahi-bookmarks">avahi-bookmarks</primary>
313 </indexterm>
314 </listitem>
315 </varlistentry>
316
317 <varlistentry id="avahi-browse">
318 <term><command>avahi-browse</command></term>
319 <listitem>
320 <para>browses for mDNS/DNS-SD services using the
321 <application>Avahi</application> daemon.</para>
322 <indexterm zone="avahi avahi-browse">
323 <primary sortas="b-avahi-browse">avahi-browse</primary>
324 </indexterm>
325 </listitem>
326 </varlistentry>
327
328 <varlistentry id="avahi-browse-domains">
329 <term><command>avahi-browse-domains</command></term>
330 <listitem>
331 <para>browses for mDNS/DNS-SD services using the
332 <application>Avahi</application> daemon.</para>
333 <indexterm zone="avahi avahi-browse-domains">
334 <primary sortas="b-avahi-browse-domains">avahi-browse-domains</primary>
335 </indexterm>
336 </listitem>
337 </varlistentry>
338
339 <varlistentry id="avahi-daemon">
340 <term><command>avahi-daemon</command></term>
341 <listitem>
342 <para>is the <application>Avahi</application> mDNS/DNS-SD
343 daemon.</para>
344 <indexterm zone="avahi avahi-daemon">
345 <primary sortas="b-avahi-daemon">avahi-daemon</primary>
346 </indexterm>
347 </listitem>
348 </varlistentry>
349
350 <varlistentry id="avahi-discover">
351 <term><command>avahi-discover</command></term>
352 <listitem>
353 <para>browses for mDNS/DNS-SD services using the
354 <application>Avahi</application> daemon.</para>
355 <indexterm zone="avahi avahi-discover">
356 <primary sortas="b-avahi-discover">avahi-discover</primary>
357 </indexterm>
358 </listitem>
359 </varlistentry>
360
361 <varlistentry id="avahi-discover-standalone">
362 <term><command>avahi-discover-standalone</command></term>
363 <listitem>
364 <para>browses for mDNS/DNS-SD services using the
365 <application>Avahi</application> daemon.</para>
366 <indexterm zone="avahi avahi-discover-standalone">
367 <primary sortas="b-avahi-discover-standalone">avahi-discover-standalone</primary>
368 </indexterm>
369 </listitem>
370 </varlistentry>
371
372 <varlistentry id="avahi-dnsconfd">
373 <term><command>avahi-dnsconfd</command></term>
374 <listitem>
375 <para>is a Unicast DNS server from mDNS/DNS-SD configuration
376 daemon.</para>
377 <indexterm zone="avahi avahi-dnsconfd">
378 <primary sortas="b-avahi-dnsconfd">avahi-dnsconfd</primary>
379 </indexterm>
380 </listitem>
381 </varlistentry>
382
383 <varlistentry id="avahi-publish">
384 <term><command>avahi-publish</command></term>
385 <listitem>
386 <para>registers a mDNS/DNS-SD service or host name or address mapping
387 using the <application>Avahi</application> daemon.</para>
388 <indexterm zone="avahi avahi-publish">
389 <primary sortas="b-avahi-publish">avahi-publish</primary>
390 </indexterm>
391 </listitem>
392 </varlistentry>
393
394 <varlistentry id="avahi-publish-address">
395 <term><command>avahi-publish-address</command></term>
396 <listitem>
397 <para>registers a mDNS/DNS-SD service or host name or address mapping
398 using the <application>Avahi</application> daemon.</para>
399 <indexterm zone="avahi avahi-publish-address">
400 <primary sortas="b-avahi-publish-address">avahi-publish-address</primary>
401 </indexterm>
402 </listitem>
403 </varlistentry>
404
405 <varlistentry id="avahi-publish-service">
406 <term><command>avahi-publish-service</command></term>
407 <listitem>
408 <para>registers a mDNS/DNS-SD service or host name or address mapping
409 using the <application>Avahi</application> daemon.</para>
410 <indexterm zone="avahi avahi-publish-service">
411 <primary sortas="b-avahi-publish-service">avahi-publish-service</primary>
412 </indexterm>
413 </listitem>
414 </varlistentry>
415
416 <varlistentry id="avahi-resolve">
417 <term><command>avahi-resolve</command></term>
418 <listitem>
419 <para>resolves one or more mDNS/DNS host name(s) to IP address(es)
420 (and vice versa) using the <application>Avahi</application>
421 daemon.</para>
422 <indexterm zone="avahi avahi-resolve">
423 <primary sortas="b-avahi-resolve">avahi-resolve</primary>
424 </indexterm>
425 </listitem>
426 </varlistentry>
427
428 <varlistentry id="avahi-resolve-address">
429 <term><command>avahi-resolve-address</command></term>
430 <listitem>
431 <para>resolves one or more mDNS/DNS host name(s) to IP address(es)
432 (and vice versa) using the <application>Avahi</application>
433 daemon.</para>
434 <indexterm zone="avahi avahi-resolve-address">
435 <primary sortas="b-avahi-resolve-address">avahi-resolve-address</primary>
436 </indexterm>
437 </listitem>
438 </varlistentry>
439
440 <varlistentry id="avahi-resolve-host-name">
441 <term><command>avahi-resolve-host-name</command></term>
442 <listitem>
443 <para>resolves one or more mDNS/DNS host name(s) to IP address(es)
444 (and vice versa) using the <application>Avahi</application>
445 daemon.</para>
446 <indexterm zone="avahi avahi-resolve-host-name">
447 <primary sortas="b-avahi-resolve-host-name">avahi-resolve-host-name</primary>
448 </indexterm>
449 </listitem>
450 </varlistentry>
451
452 <varlistentry id="avahi-set-host-name">
453 <term><command>avahi-set-host-name</command></term>
454 <listitem>
455 <para>changes the mDNS host name.</para>
456 <indexterm zone="avahi avahi-set-host-name">
457 <primary sortas="b-avahi-set-host-name">avahi-set-host-name</primary>
458 </indexterm>
459 </listitem>
460 </varlistentry>
461
462 <!--<varlistentry id="bshell">
463 <term><command>bshell</command></term>
464 <listitem>
465 <para>does this .....</para>
466 <indexterm zone="avahi bshell">
467 <primary sortas="b-bshell">bshell</primary>
468 </indexterm>
469 </listitem>
470 </varlistentry>-->
471
472 <varlistentry id="bssh">
473 <term><command>bssh</command></term>
474 <listitem>
475 <para>browses for SSH servers on the local network.</para>
476 <indexterm zone="avahi bssh">
477 <primary sortas="b-bssh">bssh</primary>
478 </indexterm>
479 </listitem>
480 </varlistentry>
481
482 <varlistentry id="bvnc">
483 <term><command>bvnc</command></term>
484 <listitem>
485 <para>browses for VNC servers on the local network.</para>
486 <indexterm zone="avahi bvnc">
487 <primary sortas="b-bvnc">bvnc</primary>
488 </indexterm>
489 </listitem>
490 </varlistentry>
491
492 <!--<varlistentry id="libavahi-client">
493 <term><filename class='libraryfile'>libavahi-client.{so,a}</filename></term>
494 <listitem>
495 <para>contains functions that .....</para>
496 <indexterm zone="avahi libavahi-client">
497 <primary sortas="c-libavahi-client">libavahi-client.{so,a}</primary>
498 </indexterm>
499 </listitem>
500 </varlistentry>
501
502 <varlistentry id="libavahi-common">
503 <term><filename class='libraryfile'>libavahi-common.{so,a}</filename></term>
504 <listitem>
505 <para>contains functions that .....</para>
506 <indexterm zone="avahi libavahi-common">
507 <primary sortas="c-libavahi-common">libavahi-common.{so,a}</primary>
508 </indexterm>
509 </listitem>
510 </varlistentry>
511
512 <varlistentry id="libavahi-core">
513 <term><filename class='libraryfile'>libavahi-core.{so,a}</filename></term>
514 <listitem>
515 <para>contains functions that .....</para>
516 <indexterm zone="avahi libavahi-core">
517 <primary sortas="c-libavahi-core">libavahi-core.{so,a}</primary>
518 </indexterm>
519 </listitem>
520 </varlistentry>
521
522 <varlistentry id="libavahi-glib">
523 <term><filename class='libraryfile'>libavahi-glib.{so,a}</filename></term>
524 <listitem>
525 <para>contains functions that .....</para>
526 <indexterm zone="avahi libavahi-glib">
527 <primary sortas="c-libavahi-glib">libavahi-glib.{so,a}</primary>
528 </indexterm>
529 </listitem>
530 </varlistentry>
531
532 <varlistentry id="libavahi-gobject">
533 <term><filename class='libraryfile'>libavahi-gobject.{so,a}</filename></term>
534 <listitem>
535 <para>contains functions that .....</para>
536 <indexterm zone="avahi libavahi-gobject">
537 <primary sortas="c-libavahi-gobject">libavahi-gobject.{so,a}</primary>
538 </indexterm>
539 </listitem>
540 </varlistentry>
541
542 <varlistentry id="libavahi-ui-gtk3">
543 <term><filename class='libraryfile'>libavahi-ui-gtk3.{so,a}</filename></term>
544 <listitem>
545 <para>contains functions that .....</para>
546 <indexterm zone="avahi libavahi-ui-gtk3">
547 <primary sortas="c-libavahi-ui-gtk3">libavahi-ui-gtk3.{so,a}</primary>
548 </indexterm>
549 </listitem>
550 </varlistentry>
551
552 <varlistentry id="libavahi-ui">
553 <term><filename class='libraryfile'>libavahi-ui.{so,a}</filename></term>
554 <listitem>
555 <para>contains functions that .....</para>
556 <indexterm zone="avahi libavahi-ui">
557 <primary sortas="c-libavahi-ui">libavahi-ui.{so,a}</primary>
558 </indexterm>
559 </listitem>
560 </varlistentry>
561
562 <varlistentry id="libdns_sd">
563 <term><filename class='libraryfile'>libdns_sd.{so,a}</filename></term>
564 <listitem>
565 <para>contains functions that .....</para>
566 <indexterm zone="avahi libdns_sd">
567 <primary sortas="c-libdns_sd">libdns_sd.{so,a}</primary>
568 </indexterm>
569 </listitem>
570 </varlistentry>
571
572 <varlistentry id="libhowl">
573 <term><filename class='libraryfile'>libhowl.{so,a}</filename></term>
574 <listitem>
575 <para>contains functions that .....</para>
576 <indexterm zone="avahi libhowl">
577 <primary sortas="c-libhowl">libhowl.{so,a}</primary>
578 </indexterm>
579 </listitem>
580 </varlistentry>-->
581
582 </variablelist>
583
584 </sect2>
585
586</sect1>
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