How to Install and Uninstall avahi-daemon Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: December 28,2024

1. Install "avahi-daemon" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to install avahi-daemon on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                avahi-daemon
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "avahi-daemon" package

This guide let you learn how to uninstall avahi-daemon on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                avahi-daemon
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the avahi-daemon package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: avahi-daemon
Architecture: amd64
Version: 0.6.32~rc+dfsg-1ubuntu2.3
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: optional
Section: net
Source: avahi
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Utopia Maintenance Team
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 273
Depends: libavahi-common3 (>= 0.6.16), libavahi-core7 (>= 0.6.24), libc6 (>= 2.14), libcap2 (>= 1:2.10), libdaemon0 (>= 0.14), libdbus-1-3 (>= 1.9.14), libexpat1 (>= 2.0.1), init-system-helpers (>= 1.18~), lsb-base (>= 4.1+Debian11ubuntu7), adduser, dbus (>= 0.60), bind9-host | host
Recommends: libnss-mdns
Suggests: avahi-autoipd
Filename: pool/main/a/avahi/avahi-daemon_0.6.32~rc+dfsg-1ubuntu2.3_amd64.deb
Size: 59334
MD5sum: bf031e2ed59e87e595a64c5327f867f2
SHA1: 9f2e548d88bee7a4183109665db6d0c122207670
SHA256: 71c371f5917371d51d5c3812226a1cec7a5f8c3723af21d53771a0996d2d29ee
SHA512: 47a370699f01e25744cb52a45deb370103d9408e7853b49a39a99d521429b79bf509d3f3a050642760f57e43e99dbefc802d804ef4407363bfedbc371137f32c
Homepage: http://avahi.org/
Description-en: Avahi mDNS/DNS-SD daemon
Avahi is a fully LGPL framework for Multicast DNS Service Discovery.
It allows programs to publish and discover services and hosts
running on a local network with no specific configuration. For
example you can plug into a network and instantly find printers to
print to, files to look at and people to talk to.
.
This package contains the Avahi Daemon which represents your machine
on the network and allows other applications to publish and resolve
mDNS/DNS-SD records.
Description-md5: 13d651a25febc553220e03e75c6f4c7b
Task: ubuntu-desktop, ubuntu-usb, print-server, kubuntu-desktop, edubuntu-desktop, edubuntu-usb, xubuntu-core, xubuntu-desktop, mythbuntu-frontend, mythbuntu-desktop, mythbuntu-backend-slave, mythbuntu-backend-master, lubuntu-core, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntu-gnome-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-mate-cloudtop
Supported: 5y

Package: avahi-daemon
Priority: optional
Section: net
Installed-Size: 273
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Utopia Maintenance Team
Architecture: amd64
Source: avahi
Version: 0.6.32~rc+dfsg-1ubuntu2
Depends: libavahi-common3 (>= 0.6.16), libavahi-core7 (>= 0.6.24), libc6 (>= 2.14), libcap2 (>= 1:2.10), libdaemon0 (>= 0.14), libdbus-1-3 (>= 1.9.14), libexpat1 (>= 2.0.1), init-system-helpers (>= 1.18~), lsb-base (>= 4.1+Debian11ubuntu7), adduser, dbus (>= 0.60), bind9-host | host
Recommends: libnss-mdns
Suggests: avahi-autoipd
Filename: pool/main/a/avahi/avahi-daemon_0.6.32~rc+dfsg-1ubuntu2_amd64.deb
Size: 59430
MD5sum: e0afb8086405a849dd260307672db6a1
SHA1: 982be3a6937c5be22e792f6b3f4f0be39e7b4d67
SHA256: 4ada2367dd1cf769170b9ffcac75679100f1aa7c95a94486fd278c629be8df62
Description-en: Avahi mDNS/DNS-SD daemon
Avahi is a fully LGPL framework for Multicast DNS Service Discovery.
It allows programs to publish and discover services and hosts
running on a local network with no specific configuration. For
example you can plug into a network and instantly find printers to
print to, files to look at and people to talk to.
.
This package contains the Avahi Daemon which represents your machine
on the network and allows other applications to publish and resolve
mDNS/DNS-SD records.
Description-md5: 13d651a25febc553220e03e75c6f4c7b
Multi-Arch: foreign
Homepage: http://avahi.org/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Supported: 5y
Task: ubuntu-desktop, ubuntu-usb, print-server, kubuntu-desktop, edubuntu-desktop, edubuntu-usb, xubuntu-core, xubuntu-desktop, mythbuntu-frontend, mythbuntu-desktop, mythbuntu-backend-slave, mythbuntu-backend-master, lubuntu-core, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntu-gnome-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-mate-cloudtop