How To Install pd-libdir on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install pd-libdir on Debian 12.
What is pd-libdir
pd-libdir is:
The ’libdir’ loader is a Pure Data loader which supports the libdir library format. The libdir library format aims to be a common library format for Pd which works with objects written in any language, including Pd. This library format was designed to be easy to create, install, and use. It should work when installed into the global path (i.e. pd/extra) or when copied locally into a project folder. It should work with objects written in any supported language (i.e. binaries, .pd, and the various loaders like pdlua and tclpd).
There are three methods to install pd-libdir 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-libdir 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-libdir using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install pd-libdir
Install pd-libdir Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install pd-libdir using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install pd-libdir
Install pd-libdir 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-libdir using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install pd-libdir
How To Uninstall pd-libdir on Debian 12
To uninstall only the pd-libdir package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove pd-libdir
Uninstall pd-libdir And Its Dependencies
To uninstall pd-libdir and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove pd-libdir
Remove pd-libdir Configurations and Data
To remove pd-libdir configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge pd-libdir
Remove pd-libdir configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove pd-libdir configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pd-libdir
Dependencies
pd-libdir have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install pd-libdir package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
