How To Install mpd-sima on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install mpd-sima on Kali Linux. mpd-sima is Automagically add titles to MPD playlist

Introduction

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

What is mpd-sima

mpd-sima is:

MPD_Sima is a Python script meant to feed your MPD playlist with tracks from artists similar to your currently playing track, provided that these artists are found in MPD library. Similar artists are fetched from last.fm.

MPD_sima can queue track, top track or whole album for similar artists.

This client allows you to never run out of music when your playlist queue is getting short.

There are three methods to install mpd-sima 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 mpd-sima Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install mpd-sima

Install mpd-sima Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install mpd-sima

Install mpd-sima 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 mpd-sima using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install mpd-sima

How To Uninstall mpd-sima on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove mpd-sima

Uninstall mpd-sima And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove mpd-sima

Remove mpd-sima Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge mpd-sima

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

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

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

Dependencies

mpd-sima have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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