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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>The <application>avahi</application> package is a system which
33 facilitates service discovery on a local network.</para>
34
35 &lfs70_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, but recommended for a GNOME desktop</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="libglade"/>,
79 <xref linkend="python2"/>
80 <!--<xref linkend="pygtk"/>,--></para>
81
82 <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Optional</bridgehead>
83 <para role="optional">
84 <xref linkend="libdaemon"/>,
85 <!-- <xref linkend="qt"/>,--> and
86 <xref linkend="qt4"/></para>
87
88 <para condition="html" role="usernotes">User Notes:
89 <ulink url="&blfs-wiki;/avahi"/></para>
90
91 </sect2>
92
93 <sect2 role="installation">
94 <title>Installation of avahi</title>
95
96 <para>It is recommended to have a dedicated user and group to take
97 control of the <command>avahi-daemon</command> daemon after it is
98 started. Issue the following commands as the
99 <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user:</para>
100
101<screen role='root'><userinput>groupadd -fg 84 avahi &amp;&amp;
102useradd -c "Avahi Daemon Owner" -d /dev/null -u 84 \
103 -g avahi -s /bin/false avahi || [ $? == 9 ]</userinput></screen>
104
105 <para>It is recommended to have a dedicated priviliged access group for
106 <application>Avahi</application> clients. Issue the following command as
107 the <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user:</para>
108
109<screen role='root'><userinput>groupadd -fg 86 netdev</userinput></screen>
110
111 <para>Install <application>avahi</application> by running the following
112 commands:</para>
113
114<screen><userinput><!--patch -Np1 -i ../avahi-&avahi-version;-lfs_initscript_fixes-1.patch &amp;&amp;
115autoreconf -i -v &amp;&amp;-->./configure --prefix=/usr \
116 --sysconfdir=/etc \
117 --localstatedir=/var \
118 --disable-static \
119 --disable-libdaemon \
120 --disable-mono \
121 --disable-monodoc \
122 --disable-python \
123 --disable-qt3 \
124 --disable-qt4 \
125 --enable-core-docs \
126 --with-distro=lfs &amp;&amp;
127make</userinput></screen>
128
129 <para>This package does not come with a test suite.</para>
130
131 <para>Now, as the <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user:</para>
132
133<screen role="root"><userinput>make install</userinput></screen>
134
135 </sect2>
136
137 <sect2 role="commands">
138 <title>Command Explanations</title>
139
140 <para><option>--disable-static</option>: This switch prevents the static
141 libraries being installed.</para>
142
143 <para><parameter>--disable-libdaemon</parameter>: This parameter disables
144 the use of libdaemon.</para>
145
146 <para><parameter>--disable-mono</parameter>: This parameter disables the
147 <application>Mono</application> bindings.</para>
148
149 <para><parameter>--disable-monodoc</parameter>: This parameter disables
150 documentation for the <application>Mono</application> bindings.</para>
151
152 <para><parameter>--disable-python</parameter>: This parameter disables the
153 scripts that depend on <application>Python</application>. It also allows
154 a regular (non-destdir) install to complete successfully.</para>
155
156 <para><parameter>--disable-qt3</parameter>: This parameter disables the
157 building of <application>Qt3</application> mainloop integration.</para>
158
159 <para><parameter>--disable-qt4</parameter>: This parameter disables the
160 building of <application>Qt4Core</application> mainloop integration. Omit
161 this if you have installed <application>Qt4</application>.</para>
162
163 <para><parameter>--enable-core-docs</parameter>: This parameter enables the
164 building of documentation.</para>
165
166 <para><parameter>--with-distro=lfs</parameter>: This parameter specifies the
167 distribution to target.</para>
168
169 <para><option>--disable-dbus</option>: This parameter disables the use
170 of <application>D-Bus</application>. Do not use this option if you intend
171 to build <xref linkend="gnome-disk-utility"/>.</para>
172
173 <para><option>--disable-gtk</option>: This parameter disables the use
174 of <application>GTK+2</application>. Do not use this option if you intend
175 to build <xref linkend="gnome-disk-utility"/>.</para>
176
177 <para><option>--disable-gtk3</option>: This parameter disables the use
178 of <application>GTK+3</application>. Do not use this option if you intend
179 to build <xref linkend="gnome-disk-utility"/>.</para>
180
181 <para><option>--enable-tests</option>: This option enables the building of
182 tests and examples.</para>
183
184 <para><option>--enable-compat-howl</option>: This option enables the
185 compatibility layer for <application>HOWL</application>.</para>
186
187 <para><option>--enable-compat-libdns_sd</option>: This option enables the
188 compatibility layer for <application>libdns_sd</application>.</para>
189
190 </sect2>
191
192 <sect2 role="configuration">
193 <title>Configuring avahi</title>
194
195 <sect3 id="avahi-init">
196 <title>Boot Script</title>
197
198 <para>To automatically start the <command>avahi</command> daemon
199 when the system is rebooted, install the
200 <filename>/etc/rc.d/init.d/avahi</filename>
201 bootscript from the
202 <xref linkend="bootscripts"/> package.</para>
203
204 <indexterm zone="avahi avahi-init">
205 <primary sortas="f-avahi">avahi</primary>
206 </indexterm>
207
208<screen role="root"><userinput>make install-avahi</userinput></screen>
209
210 </sect3>
211
212 </sect2>
213
214 <sect2 role="content">
215 <title>Contents</title>
216
217 <segmentedlist>
218 <segtitle>Installed Programs</segtitle>
219 <segtitle>Installed Libraries</segtitle>
220 <segtitle>Installed Directories</segtitle>
221
222 <seglistitem>
223 <seg>avahi-autoipd, avahi-bookmarks, avahi-browse, avahi-browse-domains,
224 avahi-daemon, avahi-discover, avahi-discover-standalone, avahi-dnsconfd,
225 avahi-publish, avahi-publish-address, avahi-publish-service,
226 avahi-resolve, avahi-resolve-address, avahi-resolve-host-name,
227 avahi-set-host-name, bshell, bssh, and bvnc</seg>
228 <seg>libavahi-client.so, libavahi-common.so,
229 libavahi-core.so, libavahi-glib.so, libavahi-gobject.so,
230 libavahi-ui-gtk3.so,, libavahi-ui.so, libdns_sd.so, and
231 libhowl.so,</seg>
232 <seg>/etc/avahi/services, /usr/{include/{avahi-client,avahi-common,
233 avahi-compat-howl/{corby,discovery,rendezvous,salt},
234 avahi-compat-libdns_sd,avahi-core,avahi-glib,avahi-gobject,avahi-ui},
235 lib/{avahi,python&python2-majorver;/site-packages/{avahi,
236 avahi_discover}},share/{avahi/interfaces,locale/en_NZ/LC_MESSAGES}}</seg>
237 </seglistitem>
238 </segmentedlist>
239
240 <variablelist>
241 <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Short Descriptions</bridgehead>
242 <?dbfo list-presentation="list"?>
243 <?dbhtml list-presentation="table"?>
244
245 <varlistentry id="avahi-autoipd">
246 <term><command>avahi-autoipd</command></term>
247 <listitem>
248 <para>is a IPv4LL network address configuration daemon.</para>
249 <indexterm zone="avahi avahi-autoipd">
250 <primary sortas="b-avahi-autoipd">avahi-autoipd</primary>
251 </indexterm>
252 </listitem>
253 </varlistentry>
254
255 <varlistentry id="avahi-bookmarks">
256 <term><command>avahi-bookmarks</command></term>
257 <listitem>
258 <para>is a Web service showing mDNS/DNS-SD announced HTTP services
259 using the <application>Avahi</application> daemon.</para>
260 <indexterm zone="avahi avahi-bookmarks">
261 <primary sortas="b-avahi-bookmarks">avahi-bookmarks</primary>
262 </indexterm>
263 </listitem>
264 </varlistentry>
265
266 <varlistentry id="avahi-browse">
267 <term><command>avahi-browse</command></term>
268 <listitem>
269 <para>browses for mDNS/DNS-SD services using the
270 <application>Avahi</application> daemon.</para>
271 <indexterm zone="avahi avahi-browse">
272 <primary sortas="b-avahi-browse">avahi-browse</primary>
273 </indexterm>
274 </listitem>
275 </varlistentry>
276
277 <varlistentry id="avahi-browse-domains">
278 <term><command>avahi-browse-domains</command></term>
279 <listitem>
280 <para>browses for mDNS/DNS-SD services using the
281 <application>Avahi</application> daemon.</para>
282 <indexterm zone="avahi avahi-browse-domains">
283 <primary sortas="b-avahi-browse-domains">avahi-browse-domains</primary>
284 </indexterm>
285 </listitem>
286 </varlistentry>
287
288 <varlistentry id="avahi-daemon">
289 <term><command>avahi-daemon</command></term>
290 <listitem>
291 <para>is the <application>Avahi</application> mDNS/DNS-SD
292 daemon.</para>
293 <indexterm zone="avahi avahi-daemon">
294 <primary sortas="b-avahi-daemon">avahi-daemon</primary>
295 </indexterm>
296 </listitem>
297 </varlistentry>
298
299 <varlistentry id="avahi-discover">
300 <term><command>avahi-discover</command></term>
301 <listitem>
302 <para>browses for mDNS/DNS-SD services using the
303 <application>Avahi</application> daemon.</para>
304 <indexterm zone="avahi avahi-discover">
305 <primary sortas="b-avahi-discover">avahi-discover</primary>
306 </indexterm>
307 </listitem>
308 </varlistentry>
309
310 <varlistentry id="avahi-discover-standalone">
311 <term><command>avahi-discover-standalone</command></term>
312 <listitem>
313 <para>browses for mDNS/DNS-SD services using the
314 <application>Avahi</application> daemon.</para>
315 <indexterm zone="avahi avahi-discover-standalone">
316 <primary sortas="b-avahi-discover-standalone">avahi-discover-standalone</primary>
317 </indexterm>
318 </listitem>
319 </varlistentry>
320
321 <varlistentry id="avahi-dnsconfd">
322 <term><command>avahi-dnsconfd</command></term>
323 <listitem>
324 <para>is a Unicast DNS server from mDNS/DNS-SD configuration
325 daemon.</para>
326 <indexterm zone="avahi avahi-dnsconfd">
327 <primary sortas="b-avahi-dnsconfd">avahi-dnsconfd</primary>
328 </indexterm>
329 </listitem>
330 </varlistentry>
331
332 <varlistentry id="avahi-publish">
333 <term><command>avahi-publish</command></term>
334 <listitem>
335 <para>registers a mDNS/DNS-SD service or host name or address mapping
336 using the <application>Avahi</application> daemon.</para>
337 <indexterm zone="avahi avahi-publish">
338 <primary sortas="b-avahi-publish">avahi-publish</primary>
339 </indexterm>
340 </listitem>
341 </varlistentry>
342
343 <varlistentry id="avahi-publish-address">
344 <term><command>avahi-publish-address</command></term>
345 <listitem>
346 <para>registers a mDNS/DNS-SD service or host name or address mapping
347 using the <application>Avahi</application> daemon.</para>
348 <indexterm zone="avahi avahi-publish-address">
349 <primary sortas="b-avahi-publish-address">avahi-publish-address</primary>
350 </indexterm>
351 </listitem>
352 </varlistentry>
353
354 <varlistentry id="avahi-publish-service">
355 <term><command>avahi-publish-service</command></term>
356 <listitem>
357 <para>registers a mDNS/DNS-SD service or host name or address mapping
358 using the <application>Avahi</application> daemon.</para>
359 <indexterm zone="avahi avahi-publish-service">
360 <primary sortas="b-avahi-publish-service">avahi-publish-service</primary>
361 </indexterm>
362 </listitem>
363 </varlistentry>
364
365 <varlistentry id="avahi-resolve">
366 <term><command>avahi-resolve</command></term>
367 <listitem>
368 <para>resolves one or more mDNS/DNS host name(s) to IP address(es)
369 (and vice versa) using the <application>Avahi</application>
370 daemon.</para>
371 <indexterm zone="avahi avahi-resolve">
372 <primary sortas="b-avahi-resolve">avahi-resolve</primary>
373 </indexterm>
374 </listitem>
375 </varlistentry>
376
377 <varlistentry id="avahi-resolve-address">
378 <term><command>avahi-resolve-address</command></term>
379 <listitem>
380 <para>resolves one or more mDNS/DNS host name(s) to IP address(es)
381 (and vice versa) using the <application>Avahi</application>
382 daemon.</para>
383 <indexterm zone="avahi avahi-resolve-address">
384 <primary sortas="b-avahi-resolve-address">avahi-resolve-address</primary>
385 </indexterm>
386 </listitem>
387 </varlistentry>
388
389 <varlistentry id="avahi-resolve-host-name">
390 <term><command>avahi-resolve-host-name</command></term>
391 <listitem>
392 <para>resolves one or more mDNS/DNS host name(s) to IP address(es)
393 (and vice versa) using the <application>Avahi</application>
394 daemon.</para>
395 <indexterm zone="avahi avahi-resolve-host-name">
396 <primary sortas="b-avahi-resolve-host-name">avahi-resolve-host-name</primary>
397 </indexterm>
398 </listitem>
399 </varlistentry>
400
401 <varlistentry id="avahi-set-host-name">
402 <term><command>avahi-set-host-name</command></term>
403 <listitem>
404 <para>changes the mDNS host name.</para>
405 <indexterm zone="avahi avahi-set-host-name">
406 <primary sortas="b-avahi-set-host-name">avahi-set-host-name</primary>
407 </indexterm>
408 </listitem>
409 </varlistentry>
410
411 <!--<varlistentry id="bshell">
412 <term><command>bshell</command></term>
413 <listitem>
414 <para>does this .....</para>
415 <indexterm zone="avahi bshell">
416 <primary sortas="b-bshell">bshell</primary>
417 </indexterm>
418 </listitem>
419 </varlistentry>-->
420
421 <varlistentry id="bssh">
422 <term><command>bssh</command></term>
423 <listitem>
424 <para>browses for SSH servers on the local network.</para>
425 <indexterm zone="avahi bssh">
426 <primary sortas="b-bssh">bssh</primary>
427 </indexterm>
428 </listitem>
429 </varlistentry>
430
431 <varlistentry id="bvnc">
432 <term><command>bvnc</command></term>
433 <listitem>
434 <para>browses for VNC servers on the local network.</para>
435 <indexterm zone="avahi bvnc">
436 <primary sortas="b-bvnc">bvnc</primary>
437 </indexterm>
438 </listitem>
439 </varlistentry>
440
441 <!--<varlistentry id="libavahi-client">
442 <term><filename class='libraryfile'>libavahi-client.{so,a}</filename></term>
443 <listitem>
444 <para>contains functions that .....</para>
445 <indexterm zone="avahi libavahi-client">
446 <primary sortas="c-libavahi-client">libavahi-client.{so,a}</primary>
447 </indexterm>
448 </listitem>
449 </varlistentry>
450
451 <varlistentry id="libavahi-common">
452 <term><filename class='libraryfile'>libavahi-common.{so,a}</filename></term>
453 <listitem>
454 <para>contains functions that .....</para>
455 <indexterm zone="avahi libavahi-common">
456 <primary sortas="c-libavahi-common">libavahi-common.{so,a}</primary>
457 </indexterm>
458 </listitem>
459 </varlistentry>
460
461 <varlistentry id="libavahi-core">
462 <term><filename class='libraryfile'>libavahi-core.{so,a}</filename></term>
463 <listitem>
464 <para>contains functions that .....</para>
465 <indexterm zone="avahi libavahi-core">
466 <primary sortas="c-libavahi-core">libavahi-core.{so,a}</primary>
467 </indexterm>
468 </listitem>
469 </varlistentry>
470
471 <varlistentry id="libavahi-glib">
472 <term><filename class='libraryfile'>libavahi-glib.{so,a}</filename></term>
473 <listitem>
474 <para>contains functions that .....</para>
475 <indexterm zone="avahi libavahi-glib">
476 <primary sortas="c-libavahi-glib">libavahi-glib.{so,a}</primary>
477 </indexterm>
478 </listitem>
479 </varlistentry>
480
481 <varlistentry id="libavahi-gobject">
482 <term><filename class='libraryfile'>libavahi-gobject.{so,a}</filename></term>
483 <listitem>
484 <para>contains functions that .....</para>
485 <indexterm zone="avahi libavahi-gobject">
486 <primary sortas="c-libavahi-gobject">libavahi-gobject.{so,a}</primary>
487 </indexterm>
488 </listitem>
489 </varlistentry>
490
491 <varlistentry id="libavahi-ui-gtk3">
492 <term><filename class='libraryfile'>libavahi-ui-gtk3.{so,a}</filename></term>
493 <listitem>
494 <para>contains functions that .....</para>
495 <indexterm zone="avahi libavahi-ui-gtk3">
496 <primary sortas="c-libavahi-ui-gtk3">libavahi-ui-gtk3.{so,a}</primary>
497 </indexterm>
498 </listitem>
499 </varlistentry>
500
501 <varlistentry id="libavahi-ui">
502 <term><filename class='libraryfile'>libavahi-ui.{so,a}</filename></term>
503 <listitem>
504 <para>contains functions that .....</para>
505 <indexterm zone="avahi libavahi-ui">
506 <primary sortas="c-libavahi-ui">libavahi-ui.{so,a}</primary>
507 </indexterm>
508 </listitem>
509 </varlistentry>
510
511 <varlistentry id="libdns_sd">
512 <term><filename class='libraryfile'>libdns_sd.{so,a}</filename></term>
513 <listitem>
514 <para>contains functions that .....</para>
515 <indexterm zone="avahi libdns_sd">
516 <primary sortas="c-libdns_sd">libdns_sd.{so,a}</primary>
517 </indexterm>
518 </listitem>
519 </varlistentry>
520
521 <varlistentry id="libhowl">
522 <term><filename class='libraryfile'>libhowl.{so,a}</filename></term>
523 <listitem>
524 <para>contains functions that .....</para>
525 <indexterm zone="avahi libhowl">
526 <primary sortas="c-libhowl">libhowl.{so,a}</primary>
527 </indexterm>
528 </listitem>
529 </varlistentry>-->
530
531 </variablelist>
532
533 </sect2>
534
535</sect1>
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