How To Install shairport-sync on CentOS 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install shairport-sync on CentOS 8.
What is shairport-sync
Shairport Sync emulates an AirPort Express for the purpose of streaming audio from iTunes, iPods, iPhones, iPads and AppleTVs. Audio played by a Shairport Sync-powered device stays synchronised with the source and hence with similar devices playing the same source. Thus, for example, synchronised multi-room audio is possible without difficulty. (Hence the name Shairport Sync, BTW.) Shairport Sync does not support AirPlay video or photo streaming.
We can use yum or dnf to install shairport-sync on CentOS 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install shairport-sync.
Install shairport-sync on CentOS 8 Using dnf
Update yum database with dnf using the following command.
sudo dnf makecache --refresh
The output should look something like this:
CentOS Linux 8 - AppStream 43 kB/s | 4.3 kB 00:00
CentOS Linux 8 - BaseOS 65 kB/s | 3.9 kB 00:00
CentOS Linux 8 - ContinuousRelease 43 kB/s | 3.0 kB 00:00
CentOS Linux 8 - Extras 23 kB/s | 1.5 kB 00:00
CentOS Linux 8 - FastTrack 40 kB/s | 3.0 kB 00:00
CentOS Linux 8 - HighAvailability 36 kB/s | 3.9 kB 00:00
CentOS Linux 8 - Plus 24 kB/s | 1.5 kB 00:00
CentOS Linux 8 - PowerTools 50 kB/s | 4.3 kB 00:00
Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux Modular 8 - x86_64 13 kB/s | 9.2 kB 00:00
Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux 8 - x86_64 24 kB/s | 8.5 kB 00:00
Metadata cache created.
After updating yum database, We can install shairport-sync using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install shairport-sync
Install shairport-sync on CentOS 8 Using yum
Update yum database with yum using the following command.
sudo yum makecache --refresh
The output should look something like this:
CentOS Linux 8 - AppStream 43 kB/s | 4.3 kB 00:00
CentOS Linux 8 - BaseOS 65 kB/s | 3.9 kB 00:00
CentOS Linux 8 - ContinuousRelease 43 kB/s | 3.0 kB 00:00
CentOS Linux 8 - Extras 23 kB/s | 1.5 kB 00:00
CentOS Linux 8 - FastTrack 40 kB/s | 3.0 kB 00:00
CentOS Linux 8 - HighAvailability 36 kB/s | 3.9 kB 00:00
CentOS Linux 8 - Plus 24 kB/s | 1.5 kB 00:00
CentOS Linux 8 - PowerTools 50 kB/s | 4.3 kB 00:00
Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux Modular 8 - x86_64 13 kB/s | 9.2 kB 00:00
Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux 8 - x86_64 24 kB/s | 8.5 kB 00:00
Metadata cache created.
After updating yum database, We can install shairport-sync using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install shairport-sync
How To Uninstall shairport-sync on CentOS 8
To uninstall only the shairport-sync package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove shairport-sync
shairport-sync Package Contents on CentOS 8
/etc/shairport-sync.conf
/usr/bin/shairport-sync
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/9d
/usr/lib/.build-id/9d/9313defb3da9eaab3b1e23616d625db9ddd1e9
/usr/lib/systemd/system/shairport-sync.service
/usr/share/doc/shairport-sync
/usr/share/doc/shairport-sync/README.md
/usr/share/doc/shairport-sync/RELEASENOTES.md
/usr/share/doc/shairport-sync/TROUBLESHOOTING.md
/usr/share/licenses/shairport-sync
/usr/share/licenses/shairport-sync/LICENSES
/usr/share/man/man7/shairport-sync.7.gz
/var/lib/shairport-sync
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install shairport-sync on CentOS 8 using yum and dnf.