How To Install pd-cyclone on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is pd-cyclone

pd-cyclone is:

Cyclone is a library of PureData classes, bringing some level of compatibility between Max/MSP and Pd environments. Although being itself in the early stage of development, it is meant to eventually become part of a much larger project, aiming at unification and standardization of computer musician’s tools.

In its current form, cyclone is mainly for people using both Max and Pd, and thus wanting to develop cross-platform patches. In this respect, cyclone has much in common with Thomas Grill’s flext, and flext-based externals. While flext enables developing new cross-platform classes, cyclone makes existing classes cross-platform.

Cyclone also comes handy, somewhat, in the task of importing Max/MSP patches into Pd. Do not expect miracles, though, it is usually not an easy task.

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

sudo apt-get -y install pd-cyclone

Install pd-cyclone Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install pd-cyclone

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

sudo aptitude -y install pd-cyclone

How To Uninstall pd-cyclone on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove pd-cyclone

Uninstall pd-cyclone And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove pd-cyclone

Remove pd-cyclone Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge pd-cyclone

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

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

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

Dependencies

pd-cyclone have the following dependencies:

• puredata
• libc6

References

• pd-cyclone website

Summary

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