How To Install puredata-utils on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install puredata-utils on Kali Linux. puredata-utils is realtime computer music and graphics system - utility programs

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install puredata-utils on Kali Linux.

What is puredata-utils

puredata-utils is:

Pure Data (also known as Pd) is a real-time graphical programming environment for audio and graphics processing.

This package provides utility applications for puredata, namely pdsend and pdreceive, for sending and receiving FUDI over the net.

There are three methods to install puredata-utils on Kali Linux. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install puredata-utils Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install puredata-utils using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install puredata-utils

Install puredata-utils Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install puredata-utils using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install puredata-utils

Install puredata-utils Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install puredata-utils using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install puredata-utils

How To Uninstall puredata-utils on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the puredata-utils package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove puredata-utils

Uninstall puredata-utils And Its Dependencies

To uninstall puredata-utils and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove puredata-utils

Remove puredata-utils Configurations and Data

To remove puredata-utils configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge puredata-utils

Remove puredata-utils configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove puredata-utils configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge puredata-utils

Dependencies

puredata-utils have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install puredata-utils package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.