How To Install pd-ableton-link on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install pd-ableton-link on Ubuntu 18.04. pd-ableton-link is integration of Ableton Link into Pure Data

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install pd-ableton-link on Ubuntu 18.04.

pd-ableton-link is:

[abl_link~] is a Pd object that integrates Ableton Link into Pure Data (Pd). It has four outlets, which emit the index of the current step (at the beginning of each step), the current phase and beat time on each DSP tick, as well as the tempo on tempo changes. Phase and beat time are Link concepts. The purpose of the step feature is to generate events in Pd at a given rate (measured in steps per beat).

There are three methods to install pd-ableton-link on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install pd-ableton-link using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install pd-ableton-link

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install pd-ableton-link using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install pd-ableton-link

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

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install pd-ableton-link using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install pd-ableton-link

To uninstall only the pd-ableton-link package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove pd-ableton-link

To uninstall pd-ableton-link and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove pd-ableton-link

To remove pd-ableton-link configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge pd-ableton-link

We can use the following command to remove pd-ableton-link configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pd-ableton-link

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install pd-ableton-link package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.