MPD is a flexible and powerful music player daemon that allows you to play music files in various formats. This tutorial will guide you through the installation process of MPD on OpenSUSE Latest.
Before getting started with the installation process, make sure that you have:
Firstly, you need to add the MPD repository to your OpenSUSE Latest instance. To do so, execute the following command in your terminal.
sudo zypper addrepo https://download.opensuse.org/repositories/multimedia:/mpd/openSUSE_$(rpm -E %fedora).mpd.repo
This command will add the MPD repository to your OpenSUSE Latest instance.
Next, update your OpenSUSE Latest system by running the following command.
sudo zypper update
This command will update your system to the latest available packages.
Now, install MPD on your OpenSUSE Latest instance by running the following command.
sudo zypper install mpd
This command will install MPD on your system along with its dependencies.
After installing MPD, you need to configure it before you can start using it. The default MPD configuration file is located at /etc/mpd.conf. Open this file in your favorite text editor and make the necessary changes.
For example, you might want to change the music directory to your music folder. To do so, find the following line in the configuration file and replace it with your music directory path.
music_directory "/var/lib/mpd/music"
Save the configuration file after making the necessary changes.
Finally, start the MPD daemon by running the following command.
sudo systemctl start mpd
This command will start the MPD daemon and you can now start using it.
By following these simple steps, you can successfully install MPD on your OpenSUSE Latest instance. You can now configure MPD according to your needs and start playing your favorite music files.
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