# Install moc with Homebrew, apt, MacPorts, Nix, zypper Terminal-based music player. Version 2.5.2 via Homebrew; verified 2026-08-03. Also installable with debian: sudo apt install moc. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:moc ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install moc ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata - MacPorts (94%): ```sh sudo port install moc ``` Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: multimedia/moc/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ### Linux - Debian apt (92%): ```sh sudo apt install moc ``` Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: moc from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#moc ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/mo/moc/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - zypper (92%): ```sh sudo zypper install moc ``` Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: moc from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/50b07339cb64c8ed4091bdbabddadc1ff5737b090e478818a195b40d8a3292861a879139b4a3987c31109699fde9fbf4a716367ddf4eef77da75f96e3193d6ed-primary.xml.zst ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:moc - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 2.5.2 - **Source summary:** Terminal-based music player - **Homepage:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** GPL-2.0-or-later - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-08-03T23:21:31-04:00 - **Generated:** 2026-08-04T22:13:35+00:00 ## Executables - mocp (cli) - mocp (alias) ## Dependencies - berkeley-db@5 - ffmpeg@4 - flac - jack - libmodplug - libogg - libsamplerate - libsndfile - libtool - libvorbis - ncurses - speex ## Build dependencies - autoconf - automake - gettext - pkgconf ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Caveats: You must start the jack daemon prior to running mocp. - Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, sonoma, ventura, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-08-04 - Package-manager version: 2.5.2 - Package-manager updated: 2026-08-03 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://moc.daper.net/ - info: Release/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories. ## Project history and usage MOC, short for Music On Console, is a Linux and Unix console audio player whose official documentation names Damian Pietras as the original author and John Fitzgerald as maintainer. The project site describes an ncurses-style player inspired by Midnight Commander: users browse directories, press enter on a file, and MOC continues playback through the directory without requiring a prebuilt playlist. ### Project history Its major design milestone is the split between the text interface and a background server process. Pressing `q` detaches the interface while playback continues, and another interface can attach later. The official description also highlights a separate output-buffer thread for smooth playback under system or I/O load, gapless playback through precaching, customizable key bindings, playlist persistence, m3u support, Icecast and Shoutcast streams, and broad codec support through plugins and libraries. ### How it is used MOC's package niche is the lightweight terminal music-player slot: closer to a self-contained player than to networked daemons such as MPD. The executable is `mocp`, and package records show it distributed broadly through Homebrew, Debian, Ubuntu, MacPorts, Nix, and zypper for users who want local console playback without a graphical library manager. ### Sources - - - - ## Security Notes narrow executable package without higher-risk signals. - **Geiger risk:** green / low - narrow executable package without higher-risk signals ## Configuration and credential file locations These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval. ## Configuration files - Unix: ~/.moc/config ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** moc - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 10 - **Head Version:** HEAD - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** head, stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Debian apt - moc - 1:2.6.0~svn-r3005-6+b1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: moc from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | ncurses based console audio player | https://moc.daper.net - Debian apt - moc-ffmpeg-plugin - 1:2.6.0~svn-r3005-6+b1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: moc-ffmpeg-plugin from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | ncurses based console audio player - ffmpeg plugin | https://moc.daper.net - Nix - moc: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/mo/moc/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - Ubuntu apt - moc - 1:2.6.0~svn-r3005-3.1build5: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: moc from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | ncurses based console audio player | https://moc.daper.net - Ubuntu apt - moc-ffmpeg-plugin - 1:2.6.0~svn-r3005-3.1build5: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: moc-ffmpeg-plugin from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | ncurses based console audio player - ffmpeg plugin | https://moc.daper.net - zypper - moc - 2.6.0~svn2994-8.4: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: moc from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/50b07339cb64c8ed4091bdbabddadc1ff5737b090e478818a195b40d8a3292861a879139b4a3987c31109699fde9fbf4a716367ddf4eef77da75f96e3193d6ed-primary.xml.zst | Console audio player | http://moc.daper.net/ - MacPorts - moc: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: multimedia/moc/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Related links - [Terminal utility packages](https://pkg.so/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Networking and protocol packages](https://pkg.so/networking-protocol-tools/) - Matched network, protocol, or remote-service metadata. - [Media and graphics packages](https://pkg.so/media-graphics-tools/) - Matched media, image, audio, video, or graphics metadata. - [Homebrew utility packages](https://pkg.so/brew-utility-packages/) - Matched Homebrew package provider. - [ncurses](https://pkg.so/brew/ncurses/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [libtool](https://pkg.so/brew/libtool/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [libsndfile](https://pkg.so/brew/libsndfile/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [flac](https://pkg.so/brew/flac/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [gettext](https://pkg.so/brew/gettext/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [pkgconf](https://pkg.so/brew/pkgconf/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [autoconf](https://pkg.so/brew/autoconf/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [automake](https://pkg.so/brew/automake/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [kew](https://pkg.so/brew/kew/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: audio, cli, media, music-player, terminal. - [cmus](https://pkg.so/brew/cmus/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: audio, cli, console, media, music-player. - [mpd](https://pkg.so/brew/mpd/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: audio, cli, media, music-player. - [rmpc](https://pkg.so/brew/rmpc/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: audio, cli, media, music-player. - [pianobar](https://pkg.so/brew/pianobar/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, media, music-player, terminal. - [mikmod](https://pkg.so/brew/mikmod/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: audio, cli, media, music-player. - [audacious](https://pkg.so/brew/audacious/) - Both packages work with overlapping file formats or content types. Shared terms: audio, cli, ffmpeg, flac, libmodplug. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/moc.yml](https://github.com/mxcl/pkgdb/blob/main/combined/moc.yml) ## Sources - pkg.so package database - Geiger risk classifier - package-page enrichment - curated configuration and credential file locations - curated package history - package version freshness - pkgdb category and tag curation - package relationship graph - external package-manager database matches - cross-ecosystem install command graph