MPD

Download Source:	http://musicpd.org/uploads/files/mpd-0.15.9.tar.bz2

Introduction to MPD

Music Player Daemon (MPD) allows remote access for playing music and managing playlists. MPD is designed for integrating a computer into a stereo system that provides control for music playback over a local network.

Package Homepage: http://www.musicpd.org

Dependencies

Required

One or more of

• ALSA
• OSS
• JACK
• icecast2

Recommended

• libmpd and a client such as gimmix
• Other MPD clients can be found at the MPD wiki http://mpd.wikia.com/wiki/Clients

Optional

• libao
• libmad
• libmikmod
• libogg
• libvorbis
• FAAD2
• FLAC
• libid3tag

Non-Multilib

Compile the package:

./configure --prefix=/usr &&
make

Install the package:

make install &&
cp -v doc/mpdconf.example ~/.mpdconf

Multilib

This package does not provide any libraries so only one installation is required.

32Bit

Compile the package:

USE_ARCH=32 CC="gcc ${BUILD32}" PKG_CONFIG_PATH="${PKG_CONFIG_PATH32}" \
./configure --prefix=/usr &&
make

Install the package:

make install &&
cp -v doc/mpdconf.example ~/.mpdconf

N32

Compile the package:

USE_ARCH=n32 CC="gcc ${BUILDN32}" PKG_CONFIG_PATH="${PKG_CONFIG_PATHN32}" \
./configure --prefix=/usr --libdir=/usr/lib32 &&
make

Install the package:

make install &&
cp -v doc/mpdconf.example ~/.mpdconf

64Bit

Compile the package:

USE_ARCH=64 CC="gcc ${BUILD64}" PKG_CONFIG_PATH="${PKG_CONFIG_PATH64}" \
./configure --prefix=/usr --libdir=/usr/lib64 &&
make

Install the package:

make install &&
cp -v doc/mpdconf.example ~/.mpdconf

Configuring

MPD is configured with the file ~/.mpdconf. The options are self-explanatory.

Contents

Installed Directories:	/usr/share/doc/mpd
Installed Programs:	mpd
Installed Libraries:	None
Symlinks:	None

Short Descriptions

mpd	is a program that runs in the background and plays music.