* Quick install instructions (tested on debian/ubuntu only!) ./bootstrap.sh ./configure --prefix=/usr --sysconfdir=/etc --localstatedir=/var make make install /etc/init.d/dbus-1 restart * Note: On other linux distributions, the dbus initscript may be different (eg redhat /etc/init.d/messagebus). You need to restart dbus to make it knows about /etc/dbus-1/system.d/avahi-dbus.conf .