1) libao libraries and headers are required!
2) zlib libraries and headers are required!

1) for mp3 support: libid3tag and libmad
2) for ogg vorbis support: libogg and libvorbis
3) for flac support: flac 1.1
4) for wave/aiff/au support: audiofile
5) for MP4/AAC support: FAAD2
6) for Mod support: libmikmod

Current Version is 0.13.2
Source tar.bz2 tar.gz
Arch Linux: pacman -S mpd
Debian (sarge): apt-get install mpd
Gentoo: emerge mpd
FreeBSD: in the ports tree under audio/musicpd
NetBSD: in the ports tree under audio/musicpd

1) download mpd
2) untar and unzip
3) configure (type "./configure")
4) compile (type "make")
5) run: src/mpd
6) find a client that you like

Recommended
Create a mpd config file:
1) as root: make install
2) Edit doc/mpdconf.example
3) Save to ~/.mpdconf or /etc/mpd.conf.
4) Restart mpd: killall mpd && mpd

For more info on the config file parameters, check the mpd man page (type "man mpd").

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