How To Install pd-cyclone on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install pd-cyclone
on Ubuntu 22.04.
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 Ubuntu 22.04. 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-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 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-cyclone
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install pd-cyclone
How To Uninstall pd-cyclone on Ubuntu 22.04
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 Ubuntu 22.04, 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 Ubuntu 22.04 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
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install pd-cyclone
package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.