[Bug 786813] Re: Enable avahi support in samba

[Iuri Diniz]

But avahi is only default for desktop distro.

Samba (SMBD) is more suitable for file server.

I think is better disable avahi and include on samba package a avahi
service file:

<?xml version="1.0" standalone='no'?>
<!DOCTYPE service-group SYSTEM "avahi-service.dtd">
<service-group>
   <name replace-wildcards="yes">Samba Shares on %h</name>
   <service>
       <type>_smb._tcp</type>
       <port>139</port>
   </service>
</service-group>

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Title:
  Enable avahi support in samba

Status in “samba” package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  Binary package hint: samba

  The debian developers disabled avahi support back in 2009:

  * ./configure --disable-avahi, to avoid accidentally picking up an avahi
      dependency when libavahi-common-dev is installed.

   -- Steve Langasek <vorlon at debian.org>  Sat, 26 Sep 2009 00:01:12
  -0700

  As ubuntu typically installs avahi by default, can this be switched
  back on to provide a browsing alternative to netbios?

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