How To Install mopidy-somafm on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install mopidy-somafm on Debian 9. mopidy-somafm is Mopidy extension for playing music from SomaFM

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install mopidy-somafm on Debian 9.

What is mopidy-somafm

mopidy-somafm is:

Mopidy is a music server which can play music from multiple sources, like your local hard drive, radio streams, and from Spotify and SoundCloud.

This package provides a Mopidy extension for playing music from the SomaFM music streaming service.

There are three methods to install mopidy-somafm on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install mopidy-somafm Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install mopidy-somafm using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install mopidy-somafm

Install mopidy-somafm Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install mopidy-somafm using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install mopidy-somafm

Install mopidy-somafm Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install mopidy-somafm using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install mopidy-somafm

How To Uninstall mopidy-somafm on Debian 9

To uninstall only the mopidy-somafm package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove mopidy-somafm

Uninstall mopidy-somafm And Its Dependencies

To uninstall mopidy-somafm and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove mopidy-somafm

Remove mopidy-somafm Configurations and Data

To remove mopidy-somafm configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge mopidy-somafm

Remove mopidy-somafm configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove mopidy-somafm configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge mopidy-somafm

Dependencies

mopidy-somafm have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install mopidy-somafm package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.