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Setup avahi-daemon on Ubuntu for so you can reach hostname `ubuntu.local` from host OS
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| sudo apt-get install avahi-daemon avahi-discover avahi-utils libnss-mdns mdns-scan |
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I looked them up to know what each one does.
avahi-daemonis the core service on your device that makes it publish itself via mDNS. This is the only thing you need to make your device respond to{hostname}.local. It seems like it can also advertise other services on the network through mDNS though, but I'm not sure.avahi-discoveris a GUI app to show other services published through mDNS. I didn't need it.mdns-scanis a CLI that also scans for mDNS services on the local network. Useful for troubleshooting, but I also didn't need it.avahi-utilsis a collection of CLI tools that could be useful, but I didn't need them for my server. It includes things likeavahi-browsewhich is similar to the above two tools.libnss-mdnsis useful for client devices that want to access services published via mDNS. So if you want your device to reach other .local services, you need this installed.