How To Install pd-hid on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install pd-hid
on Debian 11.
What is pd-hid
pd-hid is:
[hid] is a Pure Data object for reading data from USB HID devices like keyboards, mice, joysticks, gamepads, keypads, and all sorts of other esoteric controllers like USB knobs, touchscreens, Apple IR Remotes, etc. It represents the data with a cross-platform message scheme which is then translated to the underlying native API for input devices (Linux input.h or Mac OS X HID Utilities).
There are three methods to install pd-hid
on Debian 11. 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-hid 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-hid
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install pd-hid
Install pd-hid Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install pd-hid
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install pd-hid
Install pd-hid 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-hid
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install pd-hid
How To Uninstall pd-hid on Debian 11
To uninstall only the pd-hid
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove pd-hid
Uninstall pd-hid And Its Dependencies
To uninstall pd-hid
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove pd-hid
Remove pd-hid Configurations and Data
To remove pd-hid
configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge pd-hid
Remove pd-hid configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove pd-hid
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pd-hid
Dependencies
pd-hid have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install pd-hid
package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.