How To Install forked-daapd on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install forked-daapd on Debian 9.
What is forked-daapd
forked-daapd is:
forked-daapd is an iTunes-compatible media server, originally intended as a rewrite of Firefly Media Server (also known as mt-daapd).
It supports a wide range of audio formats, can stream video to iTunes, XBMC and other compatible clients, has support for Apple’s Remote iPhone/iPod application and can stream music to AirPlay devices like the AirPort Express.
It also features RSP support for Roku’s SoundBridge devices and MPD support for Music Player Daemon clients.
Built-in, on-the-fly decoding support enables serving popular free music formats like FLAC, Ogg Vorbis or Musepack to those clients that do not otherwise support them.
There are three methods to install forked-daapd 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 forked-daapd Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install forked-daapd using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install forked-daapd
Install forked-daapd Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install forked-daapd using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install forked-daapd
Install forked-daapd 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 forked-daapd using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install forked-daapd
How To Uninstall forked-daapd on Debian 9
To uninstall only the forked-daapd package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove forked-daapd
Uninstall forked-daapd And Its Dependencies
To uninstall forked-daapd and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove forked-daapd
Remove forked-daapd Configurations and Data
To remove forked-daapd configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge forked-daapd
Remove forked-daapd configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove forked-daapd configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge forked-daapd
Dependencies
forked-daapd have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install forked-daapd package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.