How To Install shairport-sync on Debian 12

Learn how to install shairport-sync on Debian 12 with this tutorial. shairport-sync is AirPlay audio player

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install shairport-sync on Debian 12.

What is shairport-sync

shairport-sync is:

Plays audio streamed from iTunes, iOS devices and third-party AirPlay sources such as ForkedDaapd and others. Audio played by a Shairport Sync-powered device stays synchronised with the source and hence with similar devices playing the same source. In this way, synchronised multi-room audio is possible without difficulty.

Shairport Sync does not support AirPlay video or photo streaming.

There are three methods to install shairport-sync on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install shairport-sync Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install shairport-sync

Install shairport-sync Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install shairport-sync

Install shairport-sync 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 shairport-sync using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install shairport-sync

How To Uninstall shairport-sync on Debian 12

To uninstall only the shairport-sync package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove shairport-sync

Uninstall shairport-sync And Its Dependencies

To uninstall shairport-sync and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove shairport-sync

Remove shairport-sync Configurations and Data

To remove shairport-sync configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge shairport-sync

Remove shairport-sync configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge shairport-sync

Dependencies

shairport-sync have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install shairport-sync package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.