*** Quick install instructions (tested on Debian/Ubuntu only!) *** While "configure" and "make" may be run as normal user all other commands need to be run as root. Configure the build system: $ ./configure --sysconfdir=/etc --localstatedir=/var Some configure options available: --disable-gtk disable GTK+ tools (default: enabled) --disable-dbus disable DBUS support (default: enabled) --disable-python disable building python modules (default: enabled) --with-dbus-sys= where D-BUS system.d directory is --with-distro= the target Linux distribution (one of redhat, suse, gentoo, debian or slackware) --with-avahi-user= User for running the Avahi daemon (avahi) --with-avahi-group= Group for Avahi (avahi) Please note that by disabling DBUS you lose the ability to publish and browse services from local applications. Please note that only the Debian init script is currently up-to-date. YMMV on other distributions. Patches welcome! $ make # make install Add a user an a group for avahi. (Debian specific) # addgroup --system avahi # adduser --system --no-create-home --ingroup avahi avahi Ask DBUS to re-read its policies: # kill -HUP `cat /var/run/dbus/pid` Now start the Avahi daemon: # /etc/init.d/avahi-daemon start Optionally start the unicast DNS configuration daemon: # /etc/init.d/avahi-dnsconfd start To start the two daemons at boot time on Debian based distributions: with DBUS support: # ln -s /etc/init.d/avahi-daemon /etc/dbus-1/event.d/75avahi-daemon # ln -s /etc/init.d/avahi-dnsconfd /etc/dbus-1/event.d/76avahi-dnsconfd without DBUS support: # update-rc.d avahi-daemon defaults 25 15 # update-rc.d avahi-dnsconfd defaults 26 14 $Id$