How to install avahi-daemon on Ubuntu 20.04 (Focal Fossa)?
In this article we are going to learn the commands and steps to install avahi-daemon package on Ubuntu 20.04 (Focal Fossa).
Quick installation of avahi-daemon Architecture: amd64 Version: 0.7-4ubuntu7 Multi-Arch: foreign:
Step 1: Update system:
sudo apt-get update
Step 2: Install: avahi-daemon Architecture: amd64 Version: 0.7-4ubuntu7 Multi-Arch: foreign
Ater updaing the OS run following command to install the packae:
sudo apt-get install avahi-daemon Architecture: amd64 Version: 0.7-4ubuntu7 Multi-Arch: foreign
Package Details | |
| Package: | avahi-daemon Architecture: amd64 Version: 0.7-4ubuntu7 Multi-Arch: foreign |
| Version: | 0.7-4ubuntu7 |
| Maintainer: | Ubuntu Developers |
| Home page: | http://avahi.org/ |
| Description: | 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. |
| Distro: | Ubuntu 20.04 LTS |
| Release: | |
| Repo/Section: | net |
How to install avahi-daemon Architecture: amd64 Version: 0.7-4ubuntu7 Multi-Arch: foreign on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS?
First of all update your system with the command:
sudo apt-get update
Above command will download the package lists for Ubuntu 20.04 LTS on your system. This will update the list of newest versions of packages and its dependencies on your system.
After downloading the latest package list with the help of above you can run the installation process.
If avahi-daemon Architecture: amd64 Version: 0.7-4ubuntu7 Multi-Arch: foreign is not installed on your compter then the command 'dpkg -L avahi-daemon Architecture: amd64 Version: 0.7-4ubuntu7 Multi-Arch: foreign' will give followin error.
Installing avahi-daemon Architecture: amd64 Version: 0.7-4ubuntu7 Multi-Arch: foreign:
After system update use the following command to install avahi-daemon Architecture: amd64 Version: 0.7-4ubuntu7 Multi-Arch: foreign:
sudo apt-get install avahi-daemon Architecture: amd64 Version: 0.7-4ubuntu7 Multi-Arch: foreign
Above command will confirm before installing the package on your Ubuntu 20.04 LTS Operating System. If you are not already logged in as su, installer will ask you the root password. After completion of the installation you can use the package on your system.
How to uninstall/remove avahi-daemon Architecture: amd64 Version: 0.7-4ubuntu7 Multi-Arch: foreign from Ubuntu 20.04 LTS?
Now we will see the commands for uninstalling the avahi-daemon Architecture: amd64 Version: 0.7-4ubuntu7 Multi-Arch: foreign from Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. For uninstalling this package you can easily use the apt command and remove the package from Linux Operating System.
To remove the avahi-daemon Architecture: amd64 Version: 0.7-4ubuntu7 Multi-Arch: foreign following command is used:
sudo apt-get remove avahi-daemon Architecture: amd64 Version: 0.7-4ubuntu7 Multi-Arch: foreign
Following command is used to remove the avahi-daemon Architecture: amd64 Version: 0.7-4ubuntu7 Multi-Arch: foreign package along with its dependencies:
sudo apt-get remove --auto-remove avahi-daemon Architecture: amd64 Version: 0.7-4ubuntu7 Multi-Arch: foreign
This will remove avahi-daemon Architecture: amd64 Version: 0.7-4ubuntu7 Multi-Arch: foreign and all its dependent packages which is no longer needed in the system.
Completely removing avahi-daemon Architecture: amd64 Version: 0.7-4ubuntu7 Multi-Arch: foreign with all configuration files:
Following command should be used with care as it deletes all the configuration files and data:
sudo apt-get purge avahi-daemon Architecture: amd64 Version: 0.7-4ubuntu7 Multi-Arch: foreign
or you can use following command also:
sudo apt-get purge --auto-remove avahi-daemon Architecture: amd64 Version: 0.7-4ubuntu7 Multi-Arch: foreign
Above command will remove all the configuration files and data associated with avahi-daemon Architecture: amd64 Version: 0.7-4ubuntu7 Multi-Arch: foreign package. You can can't recover the delete data, so, use this command with care.