Avahi is a free, LGPL implementation of DNS Service Discovery (DNS-SD RFC 6763) over Multicast DNS (mDNS RFC 6762),
commonly known as and compatible with Apple Bonjour primarily targetting Linux.
Snaps are applications packaged with all their dependencies to run on all popular Linux distributions from a single build. They update automatically and roll back gracefully.
Snaps are discoverable and installable from the Snap Store, an app store with an audience of millions.
Enable snapd
Snap can be installed on elementary OS from the command line. Open Terminal from the Applications launcher and type the following:
sudo apt update
sudo apt install snapd
Either log out and back in again, or restart your system, to ensure snap’s paths are updated correctly.
Install avahi
To install avahi, simply use the following command: