Music player daemon (mpd) is a server that allows remote access for playing audio files (ogg-vorbis, flac, mp3, wave, and aiff), streams (ogg-vorbis, mp3) and managing playlists. gapless playback, buffered output, and crossfading support is also included. the design focus is on integrating a computer into a stereo system that provides control for music playback over a tcp/ip network. the goals are to be easy to install and use, to have minimal resource requirements (it has been reported to run fine on a pentium 75), and to remain stable and flexible.

the daemon is controlled through a client which need not run on the same computer mpd runs on. the separate client and server design allows users to choose a user interface that best suites their tastes independently of the underlying daemon (this package) which actually plays music.

this package contains the debugging symbols.