from 'Files>>+ Other Locations>>Steven's Mac mini':
Unable to access location
Error resolving "Steven's-Mac-Mini.local":Name or service not known

from 'cat /etc/nsswitch.conf':
passwd:         files systemd
group:          files systemd
shadow:         files
gshadow:        files

hosts:          files mdns4_minimal [NOTFOUND=return] dns
networks:       files

protocols:      db files
services:       db files
ethers:         db files
rpc:            db files

netgroup:       nis

from 'systemctl status avahi-daemon':
● avahi-daemon.service - Avahi mDNS/DNS-SD Stack
     Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/avahi-daemon.service; enabled; vendor preset: enabled)
     Active: active (running) since Mon 2021-11-29 08:52:06 EST; 33min ago
TriggeredBy: ● avahi-daemon.socket
   Main PID: 786 (avahi-daemon)
     Status: "avahi-daemon 0.7 starting up."
      Tasks: 2 (limit: 8168)
     Memory: 1.4M
     CGroup: /system.slice/avahi-daemon.service
             ├─786 avahi-daemon: running [steven-ubuntu.local]
             └─830 avahi-daemon: chroot helper

Nov 29 08:52:22 steven-ubuntu avahi-daemon[786]: Registering new address record for fe80::956e:ada:bb0>
Nov 29 08:52:23 steven-ubuntu avahi-daemon[786]: Joining mDNS multicast group on interface wlp36s0.IPv>
Nov 29 08:52:23 steven-ubuntu avahi-daemon[786]: New relevant interface wlp36s0.IPv4 for mDNS.
Nov 29 08:52:23 steven-ubuntu avahi-daemon[786]: Registering new address record for 192.168.1.106 on w>
Nov 29 08:52:25 steven-ubuntu avahi-daemon[786]: Leaving mDNS multicast group on interface wlp36s0.IPv>
Nov 29 08:52:25 steven-ubuntu avahi-daemon[786]: Joining mDNS multicast group on interface wlp36s0.IPv>
Nov 29 08:52:25 steven-ubuntu avahi-daemon[786]: Registering new address record for 2600:1700:68d0:3e0>
Nov 29 08:52:25 steven-ubuntu avahi-daemon[786]: Withdrawing address record for fe80::956e:ada:bb0d:a1>
Nov 29 08:52:25 steven-ubuntu avahi-daemon[786]: Registering new address record for 2600:1700:68d0:3e0>
Nov 29 08:52:26 steven-ubuntu avahi-daemon[786]: Registering new address record for 2600:1700:68d0:3e0>

from 'journalctl -u avahi-daemon --boot':
-- Logs begin at Mon 2021-11-29 08:51:21 EST, end at Mon 2021-11-29 09:28:00 EST. --
Nov 29 08:51:54 steven-ubuntu systemd[1]: Starting Avahi mDNS/DNS-SD Stack...
Nov 29 08:51:56 steven-ubuntu avahi-daemon[786]: Found user 'avahi' (UID 115) and group 'avahi' (GID 121).
Nov 29 08:51:56 steven-ubuntu avahi-daemon[786]: Successfully dropped root privileges.
Nov 29 08:51:56 steven-ubuntu avahi-daemon[786]: avahi-daemon 0.7 starting up.
Nov 29 08:52:06 steven-ubuntu systemd[1]: Started Avahi mDNS/DNS-SD Stack.
Nov 29 08:52:06 steven-ubuntu avahi-daemon[786]: Successfully called chroot().
Nov 29 08:52:06 steven-ubuntu avahi-daemon[786]: Successfully dropped remaining capabilities.
Nov 29 08:52:06 steven-ubuntu avahi-daemon[786]: No service file found in /etc/avahi/services.
Nov 29 08:52:06 steven-ubuntu avahi-daemon[786]: Joining mDNS multicast group on interface lo.IPv6 with address ::1.
Nov 29 08:52:06 steven-ubuntu avahi-daemon[786]: New relevant interface lo.IPv6 for mDNS.
Nov 29 08:52:06 steven-ubuntu avahi-daemon[786]: Joining mDNS multicast group on interface lo.IPv4 with address 127>
Nov 29 08:52:06 steven-ubuntu avahi-daemon[786]: New relevant interface lo.IPv4 for mDNS.
Nov 29 08:52:06 steven-ubuntu avahi-daemon[786]: Network interface enumeration completed.
Nov 29 08:52:06 steven-ubuntu avahi-daemon[786]: Registering new address record for ::1 on lo.*.
Nov 29 08:52:06 steven-ubuntu avahi-daemon[786]: Registering new address record for 127.0.0.1 on lo.IPv4.
Nov 29 08:52:07 steven-ubuntu avahi-daemon[786]: Server startup complete. Host name is steven-ubuntu.local. Local s>
Nov 29 08:52:22 steven-ubuntu avahi-daemon[786]: Joining mDNS multicast group on interface wlp36s0.IPv6 with addres>
Nov 29 08:52:22 steven-ubuntu avahi-daemon[786]: New relevant interface wlp36s0.IPv6 for mDNS.
Nov 29 08:52:22 steven-ubuntu avahi-daemon[786]: Registering new address record for fe80::956e:ada:bb0d:a194 on wlp>
Nov 29 08:52:23 steven-ubuntu avahi-daemon[786]: Joining mDNS multicast group on interface wlp36s0.IPv4 with addres>
Nov 29 08:52:23 steven-ubuntu avahi-daemon[786]: New relevant interface wlp36s0.IPv4 for mDNS.

from 'avahi-resolve-host-name hostname.local':
steven-ubuntu.local	2600:1700:68d0:3e00:9259:13dc:855e:f2ae

from 'getent hosts hostname.local':
2600:1700:68d0:3e00::44 steven-ubuntu.local
2600:1700:68d0:3e00:6c4e:76f0:bfad:8d1c steven-ubuntu.local
2600:1700:68d0:3e00:9259:13dc:855e:f2ae steven-ubuntu.local
fe80::956e:ada:bb0d:a194 steven-ubuntu.local

from 'As side note':
Not worried about future afp, probably last mac purchase.
Cook's apple, non-support of mac-mini, forced to use 10.9, actually use 10.6.8 for XCode
Newer minis crawl, reminds me of start of windows 3. Very newest M1 is a little better, but not sure worth it.
Linux Ryzen ROCKS! but new elementary os too much like mac, it crawls.
Plus too many flaws. Ubuntu 18.04 with elementary 5 is AWESOME. Do elementary on top is best version.