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<chapter>
<title>Installation</title>
+ <para>
+ We recommend that you use the software installation routines of
+ your distribution to install MPD. Most operating systems have a
+ MPD package, which is very easy to install.
+ </para>
+
+ <section>
+ <title>Installing on Debian/Ubuntu</title>
+
+ <para>
+ Install the package <filename>mpd</filename>:
+ </para>
+
+ <programlisting>apt-get install mpd</programlisting>
+ </section>
+
<section>
<title>Compiling from source</title>
<para>
+ Download the source tarball from <ulink
+ url="http://mpd.wikia.com/wiki/Server">the MPD home
+ page</ulink> and unpack it:
+ </para>
+
+ <programlisting>tar xjf mpd-0.14.2.tar.bz
+cd mpd-0.14.2</programlisting>
+
+ <para>
+ Make sure that all the required libraries and build tools are
+ installed. The <filename>INSTALL</filename> file has a list.
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ Now configure the source tree:
</para>
+
+ <programlisting>./configure</programlisting>
+
+ <para>
+ The <parameter>--help</parameter> argument shows a list of
+ compile-time options. When everything is ready and
+ configured, compile:
+ </para>
+
+ <programlisting>make</programlisting>
+
+ <para>
+ And install:
+ </para>
+
+ <programlisting>make install</programlisting>
</section>
</chapter>