How to Install Headphones on OpenBSD from GitHub

Headphones is an automated music downloader and manager, which is running on a server. This tutorial will show you how to install Headphones on OpenBSD from GitHub using the Terminal.

Prerequisites

Before you can install Headphones on OpenBSD, you need to have the following dependencies:

• Python 2.7
• Git

To install Git, run the following command in your Terminal:

$ sudo pkg_add git

To verify the Python version, open a Terminal and type the following command:

$ python -V

If the version displayed is not 2.7, you need to install it. Run the following command to install Python:

$ sudo pkg_add python-2.7

Installation

To install Headphones from GitHub, follow these steps:

1. Open the Terminal on your OpenBSD system.

2. Navigate to the directory where you want to install Headphones. For example, your home directory:

   $ cd ~/
   

3. Clone the Headphones repository from GitHub using Git:

   $ git clone https://github.com/rembo10/headphones.git
   

4. Change directories into the newly created headphones directory:

   $ cd headphones/
   

5. Install the required Python modules using pip:

   $ sudo pip install -r requirements.txt
   

6. Copy the config.ini.sample file to config.ini:

   $ cp config.ini.sample config.ini
   

7. Start Headphones:

   $ python Headphones.py
   

8. Once started, you can access Headphones by opening a web browser and navigating to http://localhost:8181.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Headphones on OpenBSD from GitHub. Now you can configure Headphones and enjoy downloading music automatically.

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