How To Install mopidy-mpd on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install mopidy-mpd on Kali Linux. mopidy-mpd is Mopidy extension for controlling Mopidy from MPD clients

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install mopidy-mpd on Kali Linux.

What is mopidy-mpd

mopidy-mpd is:

Mopidy plays music from local disk, Spotify, SoundCloud, Google Play Music, and more. You can edit the playlist from any phone, tablet, or computer using a variety of MPD and web clients.

This package provides a Mopidy extension for controlling Mopidy from MPD clients.

There are three methods to install mopidy-mpd on Kali Linux. 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-mpd 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-mpd using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install mopidy-mpd

Install mopidy-mpd Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install mopidy-mpd

Install mopidy-mpd Using aptitude

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

sudo aptitude update

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

sudo aptitude -y install mopidy-mpd

How To Uninstall mopidy-mpd on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove mopidy-mpd

Uninstall mopidy-mpd And Its Dependencies

To uninstall mopidy-mpd and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove mopidy-mpd

Remove mopidy-mpd Configurations and Data

To remove mopidy-mpd configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge mopidy-mpd

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

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

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

Dependencies

mopidy-mpd have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install mopidy-mpd package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.