How To Install gem-extra on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install gem-extra on Debian 11. gem-extra is Graphics Environment for Multimedia - extra objects

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install gem-extra on Debian 11.

What is gem-extra

gem-extra is:

Gem is a loadable library for Pure Data (Pd), which adds OpenGL graphics rendering and animation to Pd. Pd is a graphical programming language and computer music system.

This package includes some contrib objects, mainly for tracking. Currently included objects are: [pix_mano], [pix_drum] tracking objects by Jaime Oliver [pix_fiducialtrack] reacTIVision-like tracking

There are three methods to install gem-extra on Debian 11. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install gem-extra Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install gem-extra

Install gem-extra Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install gem-extra

Install gem-extra 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 gem-extra using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install gem-extra

How To Uninstall gem-extra on Debian 11

To uninstall only the gem-extra package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove gem-extra

Uninstall gem-extra And Its Dependencies

To uninstall gem-extra and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove gem-extra

Remove gem-extra Configurations and Data

To remove gem-extra configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge gem-extra

Remove gem-extra configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gem-extra

Dependencies

gem-extra have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install gem-extra package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.