Installing ympd on Fedora CoreOS

In this tutorial, we will learn how to install ympd on Fedora CoreOS, which is a lightweight and fast web GUI for MPD.

Prerequisites

Before we begin, make sure you have the following prerequisites:

• A running instance of Fedora CoreOS latest
• SSH access to the instance
• Basic knowledge of the Linux terminal

Installation

Follow the steps below to install ympd on Fedora CoreOS:

1. Connect to your Fedora CoreOS instance via SSH.

2. Install the required dependencies by running the following command:

   $ sudo dnf install mpd-devel libmpdclient-devel ffmpeg-devel libwebsockets-devel
   

3. Download the latest version of ympd from its official website with the following command:

   $ sudo wget https://github.com/notandy/ympd/archive/master.zip
   

4. Unzip the downloaded archive with the following command:

   $ sudo unzip master.zip
   

5. Navigate to the ympd directory with the following command:

   $ cd ympd-master
   

6. Compile and install ympd by running the following command:

   $ sudo make install
   

7. Start the ympd service with the following command:

   $ sudo systemctl start ympd
   

8. Open a web browser and navigate to http://:8080/ to access ympd.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed ympd on Fedora CoreOS.

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