Installing Netatalk on Ubuntu
Install Netatalk
netatalk is distributed as a package in Ubuntu. You can use apt to install it.
Ex. (with root privileges)
apt install netatalk
For building and installing from source yourself, for instance to get a newer version, follow the guides linked here.
Enabling and Starting
The systemd unit file is /lib/systemd/system/netatalk.service.
You must run Avahi ahead of Netatalk, if not started on boot by default.
$ sudo systemctl enable avahi-daemon
$ sudo systemctl enable netatalk
$ sudo systemctl start avahi-daemon
$ sudo systemctl start netatalk
Footnotes
This is a mirror of the Netatalk GitHub Wiki. Please visit the original page if you want to correct an error or contribute new contents.
Last updated 2025-10-24
