How To Install pd-pmpd on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install pd-pmpd on Debian 9.
What is pd-pmpd
pd-pmpd is:
A library for Pd for modeling the interactions of the physical world. These objects provide real-time simulations, specially physical behaviors. pmpd can be used to create natural dynamic systems, like a bouncing ball, string movement, Brownian movement, chaos, fluid dynamics, sand, gravitation, and more. It can also be used to create displacements thus allowing a completely dynamic approach of pd computing.
There are three methods to install pd-pmpd 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-pmpd 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-pmpd using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install pd-pmpd
Install pd-pmpd Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install pd-pmpd using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install pd-pmpd
Install pd-pmpd 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-pmpd using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install pd-pmpd
How To Uninstall pd-pmpd on Debian 9
To uninstall only the pd-pmpd package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove pd-pmpd
Uninstall pd-pmpd And Its Dependencies
To uninstall pd-pmpd and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove pd-pmpd
Remove pd-pmpd Configurations and Data
To remove pd-pmpd configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge pd-pmpd
Remove pd-pmpd configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove pd-pmpd configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pd-pmpd
Dependencies
pd-pmpd have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install pd-pmpd package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
