On Fri 12 Sep 2014 at 06:34:58 +0400, Reco wrote: > On Thu, 11 Sep 2014 23:03:25 +0100 > Brian <a...@cityscape.co.uk> wrote: > > > > If the local hostname is always resolvable by a 127.0.1.1 line in > > /etc/hosts or the machine is unlikely to dynamically change its hostname > > libnss-myhostname probably can be purged. > > 'Purged' implies one installed libnss-myhostname in the first place. > And libnss-myhostname does more than merely match a local hostname to > 127.0.1.1. For example, it 'helpfully' mathes FQDN hostname with > 127.0.1.1, and also does the same for ipv6. > > But the most interesting is why there's a need for the whole library to > do the job if a couple of lines in /etc/hosts would do the job just > fine.
A few posts back in this thread there is https://lists.debian.org/20140906161207.gn4...@copernicus.demon.co.uk The link it contains leads to another with a recent -devel discussion. There is a 10 year history with the issue; a search with "/etc/hosts" and "Thomas Hood" should bring up some of it. > > Needed with cups to discover and advertise print queues on a network. > > According to the cupsd.conf, DNSSD is only one of the methods of > printer discovery. And, as I can tell from the experience, cupsd can > perfectly discover any network printer without it if asked to do so. > 'Advertise' is a gimmick too. If one needs to let know others where > to print - one uses dhcp option 9. Therefore 'needed' is a wrong term. DNSSD is the *only* method for printer discovery with cups-daemon in Jessie. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/20140912102356.gs4...@copernicus.demon.co.uk
