How To Install pd-mediasettings on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install pd-mediasettings on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is pd-mediasettings
pd-mediasettings is:
This library adds a programmatic interface to Pd (Pure Data) to query the currently available audio and MIDI backends (like alsa, jack,…) and interfaces (like built-in soundcard, virtual devices,…), and allows one to enable and configure them from within a Pd patch.
There are three methods to install pd-mediasettings 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-mediasettings 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-mediasettings using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install pd-mediasettings
Install pd-mediasettings Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install pd-mediasettings using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install pd-mediasettings
Install pd-mediasettings 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-mediasettings using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install pd-mediasettings
How To Uninstall pd-mediasettings on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the pd-mediasettings package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove pd-mediasettings
Uninstall pd-mediasettings And Its Dependencies
To uninstall pd-mediasettings and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove pd-mediasettings
Remove pd-mediasettings Configurations and Data
To remove pd-mediasettings configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge pd-mediasettings
Remove pd-mediasettings configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove pd-mediasettings configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pd-mediasettings
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install pd-mediasettings package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
