How to Install YMPD on Clear Linux Latest

Introduction

YMPD is a lightweight web interface for MPD (Music Player Daemon) which allows you to remotely control your MPD server from any device with a web browser. In this tutorial, you will learn how to install YMPD on Clear Linux Latest.

Prerequisites

Before proceeding with this tutorial, make sure that:

• You have a Clear Linux Latest instance running
• You have root or sudo privileges
• You have internet access

Step 1: Install MPD

YMPD requires MPD to be installed on your system. If you have not installed MPD yet, install it by running the following command in your terminal:

sudo swupd bundle-add mpd

Step 2: Install YMPD

1. First, enable the Flathub repository by running the following command:

sudo flatpak remote-add --if-not-exists flathub https://flathub.org/repo/flathub.flatpakrepo

2. Next, install YMPD by running the following command:

sudo flatpak install flathub net.ympd.ympd

Step 3: Start YMPD

1. Start MPD by running the following command:

sudo systemctl start mpd

2. Start YMPD by running the following command:

flatpak run net.ympd.ympd

Step 4: Access YMPD

1. Open your web browser and go to the following URL:

http://localhost:8080/

2. You should now see the YMPD web interface. Use it to control your MPD server remotely.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, you learned how to install YMPD on Clear Linux Latest. By following the above steps, you can now easily control your MPD server using YMPD's lightweight web interface. Enjoy!

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