MPD (Music Player Daemon) is a flexible, powerful, and lightweight music player for UNIX-like operating systems. It runs in the background and can be controlled through various music player clients. In this tutorial, we will discuss how to install MPD on OpenBSD.
Before proceeding, ensure that you have a running instance of OpenBSD with sudo privileges.
First, ensure that your system is up-to-date by running the following command:
sudo pkg_add -u
Next, install the required packages for compiling and running MPD by running the following command:
sudo pkg_add libao libiconv libmad libid3tag libogg libvorbis ncursesw audiofile
Download the latest version of MPD from the official website:
wget https://www.musicpd.org/download/mpd/0.22/mpd-0.22.7.tar.xz
Extract the downloaded archive:
tar -xf mpd-0.22.7.tar.xz
Change to the extracted directory:
cd mpd-0.22.7
Configure the installation by running the following command:
./configure --enable-alsa --enable-bzip2 --enable-flac --enable-jack --enable-mad --enable-mp3lame --enable-pulse --enable-vorbis --prefix=/usr/local
This command will enable support for various audio formats and set the installation prefix to /usr/local.
Compile MPD by running the following command:
make
Install MPD by running the following command:
sudo make install
Create a user account for MPD by running the following command:
sudo useradd -r -d /var/run/mpd -s /bin/false -c "Music Player Daemon" mpd
Create the required directories for MPD configuration and music library by running the following commands:
sudo mkdir /var/lib/mpd /var/log/mpd
sudo chown mpd:audio /var/lib/mpd /var/log/mpd
Create and edit the MPD configuration file:
sudo cp /usr/local/share/examples/mpd/mpd.conf /etc/
sudo vi /etc/mpd.conf
In this file, you can configure various settings such as audio output, music library location, and client connections.
Start the MPD service by running the following command:
sudo rcctl enable mpd
sudo rcctl start mpd
In this tutorial, we have discussed how to install and configure MPD on OpenBSD. With MPD installed, you can now enjoy a powerful and flexible music player on your OpenBSD system.
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