How To Install shairplay on Ubuntu
Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )
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Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install shairplay on Ubuntu.
What is shairplay
shairplay is:
Free portable AirPlay server implementation similar to ShairPort.
Currently only AirPort Express emulation is supported.
This package installs the shairplay server executable.
There are three methods to install shairplay on Ubuntu. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install shairplay Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install shairplay using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install shairplay
Install shairplay Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install shairplay using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install shairplay
Install shairplay 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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install shairplay using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install shairplay
How To Uninstall shairplay on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the shairplay package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove shairplay
Uninstall shairplay And Its Dependencies
To uninstall shairplay and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove shairplay
Remove shairplay Configurations and Data
To remove shairplay configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge shairplay
Remove shairplay configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove shairplay configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge shairplay
Dependencies
shairplay have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install shairplay package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.