How to Play Music from the Linux Command Line | Linux Today

How to Play Music from the Linux Command Line

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Nick Congleton
Jul 31, 2017

MPD is an amazing tool that lets you take control of your music library in Linux. Use it with NCMPCPP for the ultimate command-line music experience!

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Nick Congleton

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