How To Install pd-maxlib on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install pd-maxlib
on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is pd-maxlib
pd-maxlib is:
maxlib is a library of non-tilde externals for Pd. The objects can be very useful to analyse any musical performance. Some of the objects are ‘borrowed’ from Max (they are not ported but rewritten for Pd cheap immitations). maxlib has recently been extended by objects of more general use and some which can be use for composition purposes. It also includes some networking objects for writing Pd patches that act as network clients and servers.
There are three methods to install pd-maxlib
on Ubuntu 22.04. 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-maxlib 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-maxlib
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install pd-maxlib
Install pd-maxlib Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install pd-maxlib
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install pd-maxlib
Install pd-maxlib 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-maxlib
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install pd-maxlib
How To Uninstall pd-maxlib on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the pd-maxlib
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove pd-maxlib
Uninstall pd-maxlib And Its Dependencies
To uninstall pd-maxlib
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove pd-maxlib
Remove pd-maxlib Configurations and Data
To remove pd-maxlib
configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge pd-maxlib
Remove pd-maxlib configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove pd-maxlib
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pd-maxlib
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install pd-maxlib
package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.