glfs/networking/netutils/avahi.xml
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<!DOCTYPE sect1 PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.5//EN"
"http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.5/docbookx.dtd" [
<!ENTITY % general-entities SYSTEM "../../general.ent">
%general-entities;
<!ENTITY avahi-download-http "http://avahi.org/download/avahi-&avahi-version;.tar.gz">
<!ENTITY avahi-download-ftp " ">
<!ENTITY avahi-md5sum "a83155a6e29e3988f07e5eea3287b21e">
<!ENTITY avahi-size "1.1 MB">
<!ENTITY avahi-buildsize "27 MB">
<!ENTITY avahi-time "0.6 SBU">
]>
<sect1 id="avahi" xreflabel="avahi-&avahi-version;">
<?dbhtml filename="avahi.html"?>
<sect1info>
<othername>$LastChangedBy$</othername>
<date>$Date$</date>
</sect1info>
<title>avahi-&avahi-version;</title>
<indexterm zone="avahi">
<primary sortas="a-avahi">avahi</primary>
</indexterm>
<sect2 role="package">
<title>Introduction to avahi</title>
<para>The <application>avahi</application> package is a system which
facilitates service discovery on a local network.</para>
&lfs65_built;
<bridgehead renderas="sect3">Package Information</bridgehead>
<itemizedlist spacing="compact">
<listitem>
<para>Download (HTTP): <ulink url="&avahi-download-http;"/></para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>Download (FTP): <ulink url="&avahi-download-ftp;"/></para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>Download MD5 sum: &avahi-md5sum;</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>Download size: &avahi-size;</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>Estimated disk space required: &avahi-buildsize;</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>Estimated build time: &avahi-time;</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
<bridgehead renderas="sect3">Additional Downloads</bridgehead>
<itemizedlist spacing="compact">
<listitem>
<para>Required patch: <ulink
url="&patch-root;/avahi-&avahi-version;-lfs_initscript_fixes-1.patch"/></para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
<bridgehead renderas="sect3">avahi Dependencies</bridgehead>
<bridgehead renderas="sect4">Required</bridgehead>
<para role="required"><xref linkend="intltool"/> and
<xref linkend="glib2"/></para>
<bridgehead renderas="sect4">Optional</bridgehead>
<para role="optional"><xref linkend="dbus-python"/>,
<xref linkend="gtk2"/>,
<xref linkend="libdaemon"/>,
<xref linkend="libglade"/>,
<xref linkend="python"/>,
<xref linkend="pygtk"/>,
<xref linkend="qt"/>, and
<xref linkend="qt4"/></para>
<para condition="html" role="usernotes">User Notes:
<ulink url="&blfs-wiki;/avahi"/></para>
</sect2>
<sect2 role="installation">
<title>Installation of avahi</title>
<para>It is recommended to have a dedicated user and group to take
control of the <command>avahi-daemon</command> daemon after it is
started. Issue the following commands as the
<systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user:</para>
<screen role='root'><userinput>groupadd -fg 84 avahi &amp;&amp;
useradd -c "Avahi Daemon Owner" -d /dev/null -u 84 \
-g avahi -s /bin/false avahi || [ $? == 9 ]</userinput></screen>
<para>It is recommended to have a dedicated priviliged access group for
<application>Avahi</application> clients. Issue the following command as
the <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user:</para>
<screen role='root'><userinput>groupadd -fg 86 netdev</userinput></screen>
<para>Install <application>avahi</application> by running the following
commands:</para>
<screen><userinput>patch -Np1 -i ../avahi-&avahi-version;-lfs_initscript_fixes-1.patch &amp;&amp;
autoreconf -i -v &amp;&amp;
./configure --prefix=/usr \
--sysconfdir=/etc \
--localstatedir=/var \
--with-distro=lfs \
--disable-qt3 \
--disable-qt4 \
--disable-gtk \
--disable-dbus \
--disable-libdaemon \
--disable-python \
--disable-mono \
--disable-monodoc \
--enable-core-docs &amp;&amp;
make</userinput></screen>
<para>This package does not come with a test suite.</para>
<para>Now, as the <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user:</para>
<screen role="root"><userinput>make install</userinput></screen>
</sect2>
<sect2 role="commands">
<title>Command Explanations</title>
<para><parameter>--with-distro=lfs</parameter>: This parameter specifies the
LFS distribution to target.</para>
<para><parameter>--disable-qt3</parameter>: This parameter disables the
building of <application>Qt3</application> mainloop integration.</para>
<para><parameter>--disable-qt4</parameter>: This parameter disables the
building of <application>Qt4Core</application> mainloop integration.</para>
<para><parameter>--disable-gtk</parameter>: This parameter disables the use
of <application>GTK+</application>.</para>
<para><parameter>--disable-dbus</parameter>: This parameter disables the use
of <application>D-Bus</application>.</para>
<para><parameter>--disable-libdaemon</parameter>: This parameter disables
the use of libdaemon.</para>
<para><parameter>--disable-python</parameter>: This parameter disables the
scripts that depends on <application>Python</application>.</para>
<para><parameter>--disable-mono</parameter>: This parameter disables the
<application>Mono</application> bindings.</para>
<para><parameter>--disable-monodoc</parameter>: This parameter disables
documentation for the <application>Mono</application> bindings.</para>
<para><parameter>--enable-core-docs</parameter>: This parameter enables the
building of documentation.</para>
<para><option>--enable-tests</option>: This option enables the building of
tests and examples.</para>
<para><option>--enable-compat-libdns_sd</option>: This option enables the
compatibility layer for <application>libdns_sd</application>.</para>
<para><option>--enable-compat-howl</option>: This option enables the
compatibility layer for <application>HOWL</application>.</para>
</sect2>
<sect2 role="content">
<title>Contents</title>
<segmentedlist>
<segtitle>Installed Programs</segtitle>
<segtitle>Installed Libraries</segtitle>
<segtitle>Installed Directories</segtitle>
<seglistitem>
<seg>avahi-autoipd, avahi-bookmarks, avahi-browse, avahi-daemon,
avahi-discover, avahi-discover-standalone, avahi-dnsconfd,
avahi-publish, avahi-resolve, avahi-set-host-name, and bssh</seg>
<seg>libavahi-client.{so,a}, libavahi-common.{so,a},
libavahi-core.{so,a}, libavahi-glib.{so,a}, libavahi-gobject.{so,a}, and
libavahi-ui.{so,a}</seg>
<seg>/etc/avahi/services,/usr/{include/avahi-{client,common,core,glib,
gobject,ui},lib/{avahi,python&python2-majorver;/site-packages/{avahi,avahi_discover}},
share/avahi/{interfaces,introspection}}</seg>
</seglistitem>
</segmentedlist>
<variablelist>
<bridgehead renderas="sect3">Short Descriptions</bridgehead>
<?dbfo list-presentation="list"?>
<?dbhtml list-presentation="table"?>
<varlistentry id="avahi-autoipd">
<term><command>avahi-autoipd</command></term>
<listitem>
<para>is a IPv4LL network address configuration daemon.</para>
<indexterm zone="avahi avahi-autoipd">
<primary sortas="b-avahi-autoipd">avahi-autoipd</primary>
</indexterm>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry id="avahi-bookmarks">
<term><command>avahi-bookmarks</command></term>
<listitem>
<para>is a Web service showing mDNS/DNS-SD announced HTTP services
using the <application>Avahi</application> daemon.</para>
<indexterm zone="avahi avahi-bookmarks">
<primary sortas="b-avahi-bookmarks">avahi-bookmarks</primary>
</indexterm>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry id="avahi-browse">
<term><command>avahi-browse</command></term>
<listitem>
<para>browses for mDNS/DNS-SD services using the
<application>Avahi</application> daemon.</para>
<indexterm zone="avahi avahi-browse">
<primary sortas="b-avahi-browse">avahi-browse</primary>
</indexterm>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry id="avahi-daemon">
<term><command>avahi-daemon</command></term>
<listitem>
<para>is the <application>Avahi</application> mDNS/DNS-SD
daemon.</para>
<indexterm zone="avahi avahi-daemon">
<primary sortas="b-avahi-daemon">avahi-daemon</primary>
</indexterm>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry id="avahi-discover">
<term><command>avahi-discover</command></term>
<listitem>
<para>browses for mDNS/DNS-SD services using the
<application>Avahi</application> daemon.</para>
<indexterm zone="avahi avahi-discover">
<primary sortas="b-avahi-discover">avahi-discover</primary>
</indexterm>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry id="avahi-discover-standalone">
<term><command>avahi-discover-standalone</command></term>
<listitem>
<para>does this .....</para>
<indexterm zone="avahi avahi-discover-standalone">
<primary sortas="b-avahi-discover-standalone">avahi-discover-standalone</primary>
</indexterm>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry id="avahi-dnsconfd">
<term><command>avahi-dnsconfd</command></term>
<listitem>
<para>is a Unicast DNS server from mDNS/DNS-SD configuration
daemon.</para>
<indexterm zone="avahi avahi-dnsconfd">
<primary sortas="b-avahi-dnsconfd">avahi-dnsconfd</primary>
</indexterm>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry id="avahi-publish">
<term><command>avahi-publish</command></term>
<listitem>
<para>registers a mDNS/DNS-SD service or host name or address mapping
using the <application>Avahi</application> daemon.</para>
<indexterm zone="avahi avahi-publish">
<primary sortas="b-avahi-publish">avahi-publish</primary>
</indexterm>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry id="avahi-resolve">
<term><command>avahi-resolve</command></term>
<listitem>
<para>resolves one or more mDNS/DNS host name(s) to IP address(es)
(and vice versa) using the <application>Avahi</application>
daemon.</para>
<indexterm zone="avahi avahi-resolve">
<primary sortas="b-avahi-resolve">avahi-resolve</primary>
</indexterm>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry id="avahi-set-host-name">
<term><command>avahi-set-host-name</command></term>
<listitem>
<para>changes the mDNS host name.</para>
<indexterm zone="avahi avahi-set-host-name">
<primary sortas="b-avahi-set-host-name">avahi-set-host-name</primary>
</indexterm>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry id="bssh">
<term><command>bssh</command></term>
<listitem>
<para>browses for SSH/VNC servers on the local network.</para>
<indexterm zone="avahi bssh">
<primary sortas="b-bssh">bssh</primary>
</indexterm>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<!--<varlistentry id="libavahi-client">
<term><filename class='libraryfile'>libavahi-client.{so,a}</filename></term>
<listitem>
<para>contains functions that .....</para>
<indexterm zone="avahi libavahi-client">
<primary sortas="c-libavahi-client">libavahi-client.{so,a}</primary>
</indexterm>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry id="libavahi-common">
<term><filename class='libraryfile'>libavahi-common.{so,a}</filename></term>
<listitem>
<para>contains functions that .....</para>
<indexterm zone="avahi libavahi-common">
<primary sortas="c-libavahi-common">libavahi-common.{so,a}</primary>
</indexterm>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry id="libavahi-core">
<term><filename class='libraryfile'>libavahi-core.{so,a}</filename></term>
<listitem>
<para>contains functions that .....</para>
<indexterm zone="avahi libavahi-core">
<primary sortas="c-libavahi-core">libavahi-core.{so,a}</primary>
</indexterm>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry id="libavahi-glib">
<term><filename class='libraryfile'>libavahi-glib.{so,a}</filename></term>
<listitem>
<para>contains functions that .....</para>
<indexterm zone="avahi libavahi-glib">
<primary sortas="c-libavahi-glib">libavahi-glib.{so,a}</primary>
</indexterm>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry id="libavahi-gobject">
<term><filename class='libraryfile'>libavahi-gobject.{so,a}</filename></term>
<listitem>
<para>contains functions that .....</para>
<indexterm zone="avahi libavahi-gobject">
<primary sortas="c-libavahi-gobject">libavahi-gobject.{so,a}</primary>
</indexterm>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry id="libavahi-ui">
<term><filename class='libraryfile'>libavahi-ui.{so,a}</filename></term>
<listitem>
<para>contains functions that .....</para>
<indexterm zone="avahi libavahi-ui">
<primary sortas="c-libavahi-ui">libavahi-ui.{so,a}</primary>
</indexterm>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>-->
</variablelist>
</sect2>
</sect1>