# Install ncmpc

Curses Music Player Daemon (MPD) client. Version 0.52 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install brew:ncmpc
```

Additional install commands:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install ncmpc
```

  Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata

- MacPorts (94%):

```sh
sudo port install ncmpc
```

  Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: audio/ncmpc/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1

### Linux

- apk (92%):

```sh
sudo apk add ncmpc
```

  Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: ncmpc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

- Debian apt (92%):

```sh
sudo apt install ncmpc
```

  Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: ncmpc from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz

- dnf (92%):

```sh
sudo dnf install ncmpc
```

  Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: ncmpc from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/13ee7b80cb813542594d4235c4a0b8695435d5ecf23dd3580bc7515ae1b6180d-primary.xml.zst

- Nix (92%):

```sh
nix profile install nixpkgs#ncmpc
```

  Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/nc/ncmpc/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1

- pacman (92%):

```sh
sudo pacman -S ncmpc
```

  Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: ncmpc from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz

### Windows

- Scoop (92%):

```sh
scoop install extras/ncmpc
```

  Evidence: Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/ncmpc.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Extras/git/trees/master?recursive=1

## Package Facts

- **Package key:** brew:ncmpc
- **Package manager:** Homebrew
- **Package manager URL:** <https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/ncmpc>
- **Version:** 0.52
- **Source summary:** Curses Music Player Daemon (MPD) client
- **Homepage:** <https://www.musicpd.org/clients/ncmpc/>
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/MusicPlayerDaemon/ncmpc>
- **Upstream docs:** <https://www.musicpd.org/clients/ncmpc>
- **License:** GPL-2.0-or-later
- **Source archive:** <https://www.musicpd.org/download/ncmpc/0/ncmpc-0.52.tar.xz>
- **Generated:** 2026-06-10T07:18:26+00:00

## Executables

- ncmpc (cli)
- ncmpc (alias)

## Dependencies

- fmt
- gettext
- libmpdclient
- pcre2

## Build Dependencies

- boost
- gettext
- meson
- ninja
- pkgconf

## macOS Provided Libraries

- ncurses

## Install Behavior

- Post-install hook: not defined
- Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux

## Freshness

- Page generated: 2026-06-10
- Package-manager version: 0.52
- Local data status: ok
- Upstream repository: https://www.musicpd.org/clients/ncmpc/
- info: No package-manager update timestamp was available.
- info: Release/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.

## 安全说明

broad file, network, media, or database tool signal.

- **Geiger risk:** blue / medium
- broad file, network, media, or database tool signal

## Source Database Details

- **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API
- **Tap:** homebrew/core
- **Full Name:** ncmpc
- **Version Scheme:** 0
- **Revision:** 1
- **Bottle Stable Root URL:** <https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core>
- **Deprecated:** no
- **Disabled:** no
- **Keg Only:** no
- **URL Keys:** stable

## Other Package-Manager Records

- Debian apt - ncmpc - 0.52-1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: ncmpc from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | ncurses-based audio player | https://www.musicpd.org/clients/ncmpc/
- Debian apt - ncmpc-lyrics - 0.52-1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: ncmpc-lyrics from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | ncurses-based audio player (lyrics plugins) | https://www.musicpd.org/clients/ncmpc/
- Nix - ncmpc: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/nc/ncmpc/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
- Ubuntu apt - ncmpc - 0.49-1build2: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: ncmpc from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | ncurses-based audio player | https://www.musicpd.org/clients/ncmpc/
- Ubuntu apt - ncmpc-lyrics - 0.49-1build2: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: ncmpc-lyrics from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | ncurses-based audio player (lyrics plugins) | https://www.musicpd.org/clients/ncmpc/
- apk - ncmpc - 0.52-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: ncmpc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Ncurses client for the Music Player Daemon (MPD) | https://www.musicpd.org/clients/ncmpc
- apk - ncmpc-dbg - 0.52-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: ncmpc-dbg from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Ncurses client for the Music Player Daemon (MPD) (debug symbols) | https://www.musicpd.org/clients/ncmpc
- apk - ncmpc-doc - 0.52-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: ncmpc-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Ncurses client for the Music Player Daemon (MPD) (documentation) | https://www.musicpd.org/clients/ncmpc
- apk - ncmpc-lang - 0.52-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: ncmpc-lang from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Languages for package ncmpc | https://www.musicpd.org/clients/ncmpc
- dnf - ncmpc - 0.52-3.fc44: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: ncmpc from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/13ee7b80cb813542594d4235c4a0b8695435d5ecf23dd3580bc7515ae1b6180d-primary.xml.zst | A curses client for the Music Player Daemon (MPD) | https://www.musicpd.org/
- pacman - ncmpc - 0.52-3: normalized package name match | Arch Linux sync databases: ncmpc from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz | Fully featured MPD client which runs in a terminal | https://www.musicpd.org/clients/ncmpc/
- MacPorts - ncmpc: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: audio/ncmpc/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1
- Scoop - extras/ncmpc: normalized package name match | Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/ncmpc.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Extras/git/trees/master?recursive=1


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