How To Install pd-osc on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install pd-osc on Debian 9.
What is pd-osc
pd-osc is:
This library allows one to construct and parse OSC messages within Pd. It includes support for ordinary OSC-messages, typetags, timetags and bundles.
These objects are transport-agnostic, so you can use them to transmit OSC over UDP, TCP/IP, serial port, or in fact whatever you want. However, you will have to install additional libraries that will handle the transport layer (like pd-iemnet or pd-comport).
There are three methods to install pd-osc on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install pd-osc Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install pd-osc using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install pd-osc
Install pd-osc Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install pd-osc using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install pd-osc
Install pd-osc Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install pd-osc using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install pd-osc
How To Uninstall pd-osc on Debian 9
To uninstall only the pd-osc package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove pd-osc
Uninstall pd-osc And Its Dependencies
To uninstall pd-osc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove pd-osc
Remove pd-osc Configurations and Data
To remove pd-osc configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge pd-osc
Remove pd-osc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove pd-osc configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pd-osc
Dependencies
pd-osc have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install pd-osc package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
