How To Install pd-aubio on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install pd-aubio on Ubuntu 18.04. pd-aubio is aubio external for PureData

Introduction

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

What is pd-aubio

pd-aubio is:

aubio gathers a set of functions for audio signal segmentation and labelling. The library contains a phase vocoder, onset and pitch detection functions, a beat tracking algorithm and other sound processing utilities.

This package provides PureData objects to use the aubio features.

There are three methods to install pd-aubio 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.

Install pd-aubio 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-aubio using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install pd-aubio

Install pd-aubio Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install pd-aubio

Install pd-aubio 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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

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

sudo aptitude -y install pd-aubio

How To Uninstall pd-aubio on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove pd-aubio

Uninstall pd-aubio And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove pd-aubio

Remove pd-aubio Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge pd-aubio

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

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

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

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Summary

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