How To Install pd-csound on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install pd-csound
on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is pd-csound
pd-csound is:
This is the csound6~ object for Pure Data (Pd). It allows you to run and interact with Csound scores/instruments from within Pd.
For more information on Csound or Pd, see the respective packages. Task: ubuntustudio-audio
There are three methods to install pd-csound
on Ubuntu 20.04. 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-csound 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-csound
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install pd-csound
Install pd-csound Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install pd-csound
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install pd-csound
Install pd-csound 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-csound
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install pd-csound
How To Uninstall pd-csound on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the pd-csound
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove pd-csound
Uninstall pd-csound And Its Dependencies
To uninstall pd-csound
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove pd-csound
Remove pd-csound Configurations and Data
To remove pd-csound
configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge pd-csound
Remove pd-csound configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove pd-csound
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pd-csound
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install pd-csound
package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.