How to install Snapcast on NetBSD

Snapcast is a multiroom audio player that allows synchronization of audio playback between different devices. This tutorial will guide you through the steps to install Snapcast on NetBSD.

Prerequisites

Before starting the installation, you need to meet the following prerequisites:

• A machine running NetBSD with root access.
• A basic understanding of the command line and NetBSD package manager.

Installation Steps

1. First, you need to install some dependencies required to build Snapcast:

   pkgin update
   pkgin install gcc gmake pkg-config alsa-lib-dev libvorbis-dev libopus-dev flac-dev
   

2. Clone the latest version of the Snapcast repository from GitHub:

   git clone https://github.com/badaix/snapcast.git
   

3. Switch to the Snapcast directory and build the source code:

   cd snapcast
   make
   

4. Install the Snapcast binaries:

   make install
   

5. Finally, start the Snapcast server with the following command:

   snapserver
   

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have installed Snapcast on NetBSD. You can now use Snapcast to synchronize audio playback between different devices.

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