How to Install ympd on EndeavourOS Latest

Introduction

The ympd is a lightweight web-based MPD (Music Player Daemon) client that allows you to control the MPD server from any device connected to the same network. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install ympd on EndeavourOS Latest.

Prerequisites

Before you start, make sure that you have the following:

• A system running EndeavourOS Latest
• A user account with sudo privileges
• A terminal

Step 1: Update Your System

Before we install ympd, we need to update our system to ensure that we have the latest version of all the packages installed. To do this, open the terminal and type:

sudo pacman -Syu

This command will download and install all the available updates on your system.

Step 2: Install MPD

ympd requires an MPD server to be installed on your system. If you haven't installed MPD yet, you can do it by running the following command in the terminal:

sudo pacman -S mpd

This command will install the MPD server, which can be used to play music.

Step 3: Install ympd

To install ympd, we need to add the ympd package repository to our system. To do this, follow these steps:

1. Open the terminal and type:

   sudo nano /etc/pacman.conf
   

   This command opens the pacman.conf file in the Nano text editor.

2. Scroll to the bottom of the file and add the following lines:

   [ympd]
   SigLevel = Optional TrustAll
   Server = https://www.ympd.org/archlinux/$arch
   

   These lines add the ympd package repository to your system.

3. Save and exit the file by pressing Ctrl+O, then Enter, and then Ctrl+X.

4. Refresh the package database by running the following command:

   sudo pacman -Sy
   

5. Finally, install ympd by running the following command:

   sudo pacman -S ympd
   

   This command will install ympd and all its dependencies.

Step 4: Configure and Start ympd

Now that ympd is installed on your system, we need to configure and start it. Follow these steps:

1. Create a new configuration file for ympd by running the following command:

   sudo nano /etc/ympd.conf
   

   This command opens the Nano text editor with a new configuration file for ympd.

2. Add the following options to the file:

   webport "8080"
   bindaddr "0.0.0.0"
   

   These options configure ympd to use the port 8080 and bind to all network interfaces.

3. Save and exit the file by pressing Ctrl+O, then Enter, and then Ctrl+X.

4. Start the MPD server by running the following command:

   systemctl start mpd
   

   This command will start the MPD server.

5. Start ympd by running the following command:

   systemctl start ympd
   

   This command will start ympd.

Step 5: Access the ympd Web Interface

ympd is now running on your system, and you can access it from any device connected to the same network. To access the ympd web interface, open a web browser and enter the following URL:

http://IP_address_of_your_system:8080

Replace "IP_address_of_your_system" with the actual IP address of your system.

You should see the ympd web interface, which allows you to control the MPD server from any device.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we showed you how to install ympd on EndeavourOS Latest. You can now use ympd to control the MPD server from any device on the same network.

If you have any issues, please let us know in the comments.

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