How to Install and Uninstall shairport-sync Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: May 10,2024

1. Install "shairport-sync" package

This tutorial shows how to install shairport-sync on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                shairport-sync
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "shairport-sync" package

Please follow the guidance below to uninstall shairport-sync on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                shairport-sync
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the shairport-sync package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: shairport-sync
Priority: extra
Section: universe/sound
Installed-Size: 233
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Chris Boot
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.8.0-1
Depends: libasound2 (>= 1.0.18), libavahi-client3 (>= 0.6.16), libavahi-common3 (>= 0.6.16), libc6 (>= 2.15), libconfig9, libdaemon0 (>= 0.14), libpopt0 (>= 1.14), libpulse0 (>= 0.99.1), libsoxr0 (>= 0.1.0), libssl1.0.0 (>= 1.0.0), init-system-helpers (>= 1.18~), adduser
Filename: pool/universe/s/shairport-sync/shairport-sync_2.8.0-1_amd64.deb
Size: 82194
MD5sum: fd7e74fd8e251cef8918c7a2ed167ef0
SHA1: 77b7e4a2935243a201f0ef3beea9918319e6a45e
SHA256: c239fadf91bb1cfb3601b4cd68e070fbfb1c6bc2d7c6d4aa1ba769510591cbb8
Description-en: AirPlay audio player
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.
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Shairport Sync does not support AirPlay video or photo streaming.
Description-md5: c285144019784ecbc41c3cedc8661a97
Homepage: https://github.com/mikebrady/shairport-sync
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu