How To Install pd-iemmatrix on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install pd-iemmatrix on Ubuntu 18.04. pd-iemmatrix is Pd-objects for simple matrix operations

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install pd-iemmatrix on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is pd-iemmatrix

pd-iemmatrix is:

This library contains about 100 objects for matrix manipulation within the dataflow language Pure Data.

The syntax is based on the matrix operators in Octave (and thus Matlab®).

There are three methods to install pd-iemmatrix on Ubuntu 18.04. 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-iemmatrix 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-iemmatrix using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install pd-iemmatrix

Install pd-iemmatrix Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install pd-iemmatrix

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

sudo aptitude -y install pd-iemmatrix

How To Uninstall pd-iemmatrix on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove pd-iemmatrix

Uninstall pd-iemmatrix And Its Dependencies

To uninstall pd-iemmatrix and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove pd-iemmatrix

Remove pd-iemmatrix Configurations and Data

To remove pd-iemmatrix configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge pd-iemmatrix

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

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

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

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install pd-iemmatrix package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.