How to Install icecast2 software package in Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

How to Install icecast2 software package in Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

icecast2 software package provides streaming media server, you can install in your Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus) by running the commands given below on the terminal,

$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install icecast2 

icecast2 is installed in your system.

Make ensure the icecast2 package were installed using the commands given below,

$ sudo dpkg-query -l | grep icecast2 *

You will get with icecast2 package name, version, architecture and description in a table

icecast2 package basic information:

Distro Ubuntu 16 04 lts xenial xerus
Section Sound
Package icecast2
Version 2.4.2-1
Description streaming media server
Sub Section Sound


See Also, How to uninstall or remove icecast2 software package from Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus) ?