How To Install pd-deken on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install pd-deken
on Debian 12.
What is pd-deken
pd-deken is:
deken is a simple and easy to use package manager for Pure Data (Pd).
The deken-plugin integrates with the Pd user interface, where you can search for externals and install them with a single click. Since Pd-0.47, the deken-plugin is integrated into Pure Data (but the Debian package provides an updated plugin)
Available backends that provide packages are:
- puredata.info (downloads packages via the Pure Data community website and installs them into the per-user installation directory (~/pd-externals))
- apt (installs Pd packages the Debian way; packaged as “pd-deken-apt”)
There are three methods to install pd-deken
on Debian 12. 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-deken 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-deken
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install pd-deken
Install pd-deken Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install pd-deken
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install pd-deken
Install pd-deken 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude
using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install pd-deken
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install pd-deken
How To Uninstall pd-deken on Debian 12
To uninstall only the pd-deken
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove pd-deken
Uninstall pd-deken And Its Dependencies
To uninstall pd-deken
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove pd-deken
Remove pd-deken Configurations and Data
To remove pd-deken
configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge pd-deken
Remove pd-deken configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove pd-deken
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pd-deken
Dependencies
pd-deken have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install pd-deken
package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.