How To Install pd-libdir on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install pd-libdir on Kali Linux.

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 Kali Linux. 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 on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. 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 Kali Linux

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 Kali Linux, 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 Kali Linux 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:

• libc6
• puredata-core

References

• pd-libdir website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install pd-libdir package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.