How to Install moOde Audio on OpenBSD

MoOde Audio is a software application that turns a Raspberry Pi computer into a music player. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install moOde Audio on OpenBSD.

Prerequisites

Before proceeding with the installation, you need to make sure that:

Step 1: Downloading moOde Audio

First, you need to download the latest version of moOde Audio from the official website. Follow the below steps:

  1. Open a web browser on your Raspberry Pi.
  2. Go to the moOde Audio website: https://moodeaudio.org/.
  3. Click on the "Download" tab at the top of the page.
  4. Click on the "Download moOde" button next to the latest version of the software.

Step 2: Installing Required Packages

You need to make sure that you have the necessary packages installed on your system before proceeding with the installation of moOde Audio. We need to install the following packages:

  1. git: To clone the moOde Audio repository.
  2. alsa-utils: To install the ALSA sound drivers.
  3. mpg321 or sox: To play audio files from the command line.

You can install these packages by running the following command:

$ sudo pkg_add git alsa-utils mpg321

Step 3: Cloning the Repository

Now, we need to clone the moOde Audio repository using git. Follow the below steps:

  1. Open the terminal on your Raspberry Pi.
  2. Navigate to the directory where you want to store the moOde Audio source files.
  3. Run the following command to clone the repository:
$ git clone https://github.com/moode-player/moode.git

Step 4: Installing moOde Audio

Now that we have cloned the repository, we can proceed with the installation of moOde Audio. Follow the below steps:

  1. Navigate to the moOde Audio directory:
$ cd moode
  1. Run the following command to install moOde Audio:
$ sudo ./moodeutl -i
  1. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation process.

Step 5: Starting moOde Audio

Now that we have installed moOde Audio, we can start it by running the following command:

$ sudo moode

moOde Audio should now start playing music. You can use a web browser to control the music player by navigating to http://localhost.

Conclusion

Congratulations! You have successfully installed moOde Audio on OpenBSD. You can now play music on your Raspberry Pi computer using moOde Audio.

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