I tested the version of the package from -proposed (while running avahi-browse per the test case) and did not receive any errors.
bdmurray@clean-xenial-amd64:~$ sudo apt-get install avahi-daemon avahi-dnsconfd avahi-utils
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Get:3 http://192.168.10.7/ubuntu xenial-proposed/universe amd64 avahi-dnsconfd amd64 0.6.32~rc+dfsg-1ubuntu2.2 [14.0 kB]
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I tested the version of the package from -proposed (while running avahi-browse per the test case) and did not receive any errors.
bdmurray@ clean-xenial- amd64:~ $ sudo apt-get install avahi-daemon avahi-dnsconfd avahi-utils 192.168. 10.7/ubuntu xenial- proposed/ main amd64 avahi-daemon amd64 0.6.32~ rc+dfsg- 1ubuntu2. 2 [59.5 kB] 192.168. 10.7/ubuntu xenial- proposed/ main amd64 avahi-utils amd64 0.6.32~ rc+dfsg- 1ubuntu2. 2 [24.3 kB] 192.168. 10.7/ubuntu xenial- proposed/ universe amd64 avahi-dnsconfd amd64 0.6.32~ rc+dfsg- 1ubuntu2. 2 [14.0 kB] daemon_ 0.6.32~ rc+dfsg- 1ubuntu2. 2_amd64. deb ... rc+dfsg- 1ubuntu2. 2) over (0.6.32~ rc+dfsg- 1ubuntu2. 1) ... utils_0. 6.32~rc+ dfsg-1ubuntu2. 2_amd64. deb ... rc+dfsg- 1ubuntu2. 2) over (0.6.32~ rc+dfsg- 1ubuntu2. 1) ... dnsconfd_ 0.6.32~ rc+dfsg- 1ubuntu2. 2_amd64. deb ... rc+dfsg- 1ubuntu2. 2) over (0.6.32~ rc+dfsg- 1ubuntu2. 1) ... rc+dfsg- 1ubuntu2. 2) ... rc+dfsg- 1ubuntu2. 2) ... rc+dfsg- 1ubuntu2. 2) ...
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following packages will be upgraded:
avahi-daemon avahi-dnsconfd avahi-utils
3 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 576 not upgraded.
2 not fully installed or removed.
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