How To Install pd-libdir on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install pd-libdir
on Ubuntu 20.04.
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). Task: ubuntustudio-audio
There are three methods to install pd-libdir
on Ubuntu 20.04. 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-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 Ubuntu. 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 Ubuntu 20.04
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 Ubuntu 20.04, 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 Ubuntu 20.04 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
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install pd-libdir
package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.