How To Install pd-arraysize on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install pd-arraysize on Kali Linux.

What is pd-arraysize

pd-arraysize is:

This provides a simple object for Pure Data that reports the size of an array by name. For historical reasons, it is packaged as a standalone object. It is a very simple object, but has always been distributed by itself. It is packaged alone in keeping with the one-library-per-package style of all other pd libraries.

This is a tiny package that might otherwise be lumped into a ‘goodies’ package, but it is the only tiny one like this, so a ‘goodies’ package would end up being just this single object anyway.

Since Pd>=0.47, this object can be replaced with the built-in [array size].

There are three methods to install pd-arraysize 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 pd-arraysize 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-arraysize using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install pd-arraysize

Install pd-arraysize Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install pd-arraysize

Install pd-arraysize 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 pd-arraysize using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install pd-arraysize

How To Uninstall pd-arraysize on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove pd-arraysize

Uninstall pd-arraysize And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove pd-arraysize

Remove pd-arraysize Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge pd-arraysize

Remove pd-arraysize configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pd-arraysize

Dependencies

pd-arraysize have the following dependencies:

• puredata-core

References

• pd-arraysize website

Summary

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