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diff --git a/network/avahi/README b/network/avahi/README index e7fc2df1e2..cfc18ad1a3 100644 --- a/network/avahi/README +++ b/network/avahi/README @@ -1,16 +1,15 @@ -Avahi is an implementation of the DNS Service Discovery and Multicast -DNS specifications for Zeroconf Computing. It uses D-BUS for -communication between user applications and a system daemon. The -daemon is used to coordinate application efforts in caching replies, -necessary to minimize the traffic imposed on networks. This kind of -technology is already found in Apple MacOS X (branded Rendezvous -Bonjour and sometimes Zeroconf) and is very convenient. - -Required dependency libdaemon, which is available at SlackBuilds.org. -Optional dependencies: mono and/or qt4 (also available at -SlackBuilds.org); enable with MONO=yes QT4=yes ./avahi.SlackBuild +Avahi is an implementation of the DNS Service Discovery and Multicast DNS +specifications for Zeroconf Computing. It uses D-BUS for communication +between user applications and a system daemon. The daemon is used to +coordinate application efforts in caching replies, necessary to minimize the +traffic imposed on networks. This kind of technology is already found in +Apple MacOS X (branded Rendezvous Bonjour and sometimes Zeroconf) and is very +convenient. You will need to have an "avahi" user and group on the target system prior to installing the avahi package. See README.SBo in this directory (it is also installed to the package docmentation directory) for more information and for setup notes. + +This requires libdaemon, and mono is optional - enable it with the following: + MONO=yes ./avahi.SlackBuild |